Authorities say a Texas school bus carrying more than 40 students rolled over after veering off a rural road on the first day of class, injuring multiple students
Jury finds couple guilty of concealing, harboring bakery workers in the US illegally
A jury in South Texas has found two bakery owners accused of concealing and harboring employees in the U.S. illegally guilty
Canada’s Gildan will buy HanesBrands for $2.2 billion
Canada's Gildan will buy HanesBrands for $2.2 billion
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 01-08-31-56-67, Mega Ball: 23, Megaplier:
Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials
How climate change endangers mothers and children
This story is a collaboration between Vox and Grist and builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis, a project by Vox, Grist, and The 19th that examines how climate change impacts reproductive health — from menstruation to conception to birth. Explore the full series here. Climate change poses unique threats to some of the most...
A hidden fuel source beneath the Midwest? Scientists are investigating.
About a billion years ago, the United States was nearly ripped in half. Magma bubbled up as the Earth’s crust stretched thin somewhere around Michigan, nearly creating a new sea. Evidence of that scar, called the Midcontinent Rift, now curls around the upper Midwest, stretching from Ontario all the way...
Plastic pollution is toxic and everywhere. Now, legal experts say it’s a human rights violation.
Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and environmental groups are using in conversations about a proposed United Nations treaty to “end plastic pollution,” which is undergoing...
Health was supposed to be central to the UN plastics treaty. Now it’s up for debate.
Since negotiations for a United Nations treaty to address plastic pollution began more than three years ago, protecting human health has risen to the top of many countries’ priority lists. This is partly because the science on the issue has evolved so rapidly. There are now thousands of scientific papers...
‘I don’t want to be Gary’: Kelly Cates on Sky, Match of the Day and social media
Presenter on mixing Sky and BBC duties, the benefits of a conversational style and replacing a legend Kelly Cates is about to begin the busiest year of her career. That, to be fair, is an estimate, because the football presenter and broadcaster has always been a grafter. From Setanta Sports...