‘Soilsmology’ aims to map world’s soils and help avert famine, says not-for-profit co-founded by George Monbiot George Monbiot: Over a pint in Oxford, we may well have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture A groundbreaking soil-health measuring technique could help avert famine and drought, scientists have said. At the...
High levels of ‘forever chemical’ found in cereal products across Europe – study
Pesticide Action Network Europe study finds average concentrations 100 times higher than in tap water High levels of a toxic “forever chemical” have been found in cereal products across Europe because of its presence in pesticides. The most contaminated food is breakfast cereal, according to a study by Pesticide Action...
House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview about his prosecutions of Trump
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to appear for an open hearing about his prosecutions of...
What to know about the administration’s plan to withhold states’ money to manage SNAP food aid
President Donald Trump's administration says it will withhold money to help manage SNAP food aid from states that don't give the federal government information on individual recipients
UPS put profits over safety before plane crash that killed 14, lawyer alleges
A lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits over the fiery UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky says the company put profits over safety by continuing to fly older planes
Florida starts redistricting talks in a growing battle for House control
Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections
Air Force pilot safely ejects before F-16 fighter jet crashes in California desert
Military officials say a fighter jet with the Air Force's Thunderbirds demonstration squadron has crashed in the Southern California desert
Safety volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of a Utah ‘No Kings’ protester
Prosecutors say a safety volunteer accused of fatally shooting a man participating in a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City in June has been charged with manslaughter
Americans gave $4B on GivingTuesday 2025 as donations and volunteering gain big over last year
Americans gave $4 billion to nonprofits on GivingTuesday in 2025, an increase from the $3.6 billion they gave in 2024
FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs can eventually replace federal income taxes. Experts disagree
President Donald Trump has long praised tariffs as key to increasing wealth in the United States, idealizing Gilded Age policies that preceded the implementation of a modern federal income tax