Visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West have been evacuted because of wildfires
High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian laws
Curbs on LGBTQ+ rights and a halt to US funding may reverse decades of progress in fight to end Aids epidemic, warns UNAids People at higher risk of HIV, such as gay men and people who inject drugs, are facing record levels of criminalisation worldwide, according to UNAids. For the...
Steven Rose obituary
Neuroscientist, author, political activist and advocate for social responsibility in science Science and politics can make awkward bedfellows, with the very question of whether it is possible to make purely objective observations about the world drawing forth highly politicised positions. The neurobiologist Steven Rose, who has died aged 87, took...
Denver museum known for dinosaur displays finds fossil under its parking lot
A hole drilled 750ft deep to study museum’s geothermal potential yielded an unexpected surprise A Denver museum known for its dinosaur displays has made a fossil bone discovery closer to home than anyone ever expected: under its own parking lot. It came from a hole drilled more than 750 ft...
What flood insurance does and does not cover
Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it’s often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood and water damage can be when a major storm devastates their homes, businesses and communities
US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza
The Trump administration has announced it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories
A Georgia election with few voters: Turnout is ‘miserably low’ in the race for utility regulator
Officials are calling voter turnout “miserably low” in the Democratic runoff for the Georgia Public Service Commission
More than 17M people in Yemen going hungry, including over 1M children, UN says
More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over one million children under the age of five who are suffering from “life-threatening acute malnutrition,” the U.N. humanitarian chief says
A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and legal experts divided
A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organization’s tax-exempt status is drawing praise from conservatives and even some progressive religious groups but concern from othe...
Man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen’s arrest
A Pennsylvania man accused of killing and beheading his father testified in his defense