For years, climate scientists have cautioned that the warming world could create conditions where animals, insects and other creatures would establish themselves in places they had not been found before—and bring diseases harmful to humans with them. That scenario is now playing out in Africa, where a mosquito native to Asia has found a new […]
Speaking near the scene of a fire earlier this year that displaced dozens of Sunset Park residents, public officials gathered Monday to call attention to the deadly risks of lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and urge passage of a federal bill that would set a single national safety standard. “You deserve to trust your bike, […]
TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. — Thousands of people flooded into the Village of Trumansburg this weekend for the 32nd Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance. The annual event transforms the […]
The Iowa delegation for the Democratic National Convention unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday to become the 2024 presidential nominee. The Iowa’s DNC delegates made the decision during a virtual meeting Monday evening in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s Sunday announcement that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Biden […]
The Biden administration on Monday announced that it’s awarding $4.3 billion in federal grants to projects in 30 states aimed at boosting clean energy development and other efforts to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. The grants are among the largest cash subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act, the 2022 law that dedicated nearly $400 […]
A swarm of Democratic legislative leaders, governors — including some thought to harbor presidential ambitions of their own — and influential unions as well as key outside groups endorsed her within 24 hours of Biden’s unscheduled Sunday afternoon announcement, while no serious challenger emerged.
Since Biden’s announcement he would bow out of the race, a bevy of Pennsylvania elected officials, including Gov. Josh Shapiro, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman, and the state’s entire Democratic congressional caucus have endorsed Harris.
Like many schools, Bondurant-Farrar High School has a bulletin board set up every spring for seniors to announce their plans for after graduation. While some students were headed to out-of-state colleges or directly into the workforce through a trade, half of the board was dominated by cards signaling one of Iowa’s public universities as students’ […]
Most of New York City’s top elected Democrats are rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris, coalescing around a unity message one day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Mayor Eric Adams declared his support Monday on “Morning Joe,” saying he was “looking forward” to Harris becoming the nominee. The statement came after […]
A Keokuk chiropractor accused of defrauding Medicare could soon be facing a default judgment for millions of dollars. In June 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against Jason James of the James Healthcare & Associates clinic. The suit alleged James and his wife, Deanna, who was the clinic’s […]
