Joe Biden unveiled a proposal for rebuilding the economy Tuesday that focuses heavily on restoring American leadership in the fight against global warming, directing government recovery efforts toward expanding clean energy and rapidly reversing the Trump administration’s abandonment of climate efforts.In a speech in Wilmington, Del., the former vice president called for a massive green…
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A human-biting tick linked to a variety of diseases is rapidly expanding its reach in the Northeast.The amblyomma americanum tick, known as the lone star tick, is usually found in southern states, especially the Southwest,. The name comes from the white dot on the female's back, and is not named after Texas, where they are…
Alongside the peaceful protests and images of destruction in the wake of the death of George Floyd, there have also been disturbing videos, photos and reports of police officers appearing to use excessive force and violence against demonstrators.The incidents have raised questions about whether some officers are responding with an inappropriate use of force, forgoing…
Warning about ravenous rats New York City rats usually have plenty to eat from the food scraps they find from restaurant garbage. But so many eateries are closed during the pandemic. So these rats are now hungry and turning on each other. NEW YORK - The lack of available food sources due to the shutdown…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…