Dolphins learning by design
Jul 31, 2020
Dolphins off the coast of Western Australia are adapting to their environment much more quickly than the theory of evolution can account for. Over the past […]
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Dolphins learning by design
Dolphins off the coast of Western Australia are adapting to their environment much more quickly than the theory of evolution can account for. Over the past […]
Eviction epidemic looms
Jul 30, 2020
Sherne Byrd lost her job as a home health worker when her client died in March. For months, she found it difficult to find more work. […]
Georgia officials work to settle face mask dust-up
Jul 29, 2020
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp backed down from his request for an emergency order barring Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms from requiring face masks in public and […]
California churches defy worship restrictions
Jul 28, 2020
Worshippers, many without masks, filled Grace Community Church’s 3,500-person-capacity sanctuary in Sun Valley, Calif., on Sunday. Pastor John MacArthur on Friday wrote that his church would not comply with Gov. […]
Hanna downgraded to tropical depression
Jul 27, 2020
Over the weekend, Hanna brought winds of 50 mph and more than 12 inches of rain to parts of South Texas and northeastern Mexico, areas also […]
Adopted but not citizens
Jul 26, 2020
At 7 months old, adoptee Joy Kim-Alessi came to the United States on a plane full of Korean babies. Raised in California, she always believed she […]
More coronavirus aid in the works
Jul 25, 2020
Senate Republicans discussed portions of their plan for a $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package on Thursday. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the agreement a […]
Tensions between US and China escalate
Jul 24, 2020
In retaliation for the Trump administration’s demand earlier this week to close the Chinese Consulate in Houston, Beijing told the United States it has 72 hours […]
Telemedicine’s big moment
Jul 23, 2020
Andrew Boyett is still paying for a fleeting mistake he made while studying abroad in France 15 years ago. Driven by all the hubris a 20-year-old […]
U.S. orders China to close Houston consulate in 72 hours
Jul 22, 2020
In an escalation of U.S.-China tensions, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the move was to “protect American intellectual property and Americans’ private information.” Beijing on […]
Questions loom over French cathedral fires
Jul 21, 2020
FRANCE: Police say arson likely caused the fire at the 15th-century cathedral in Nantes on Saturday that engulfed the Gothic structure’s interior. The fire comes just over […]
A cappella gospel
Jul 19, 2020
Although she died in 1984, Bessie Jones is a woman for our times. The granddaughter of a slave, she grew up in rural Georgia and at […]
In a tense national moment, murders rise in U.S. cities, and Christians in the hard-hit neighborhoods lament
Jul 18, 2020
In Atlanta on July 4, 8-year-old Secoriea Turner was shot and killed across the street from where police officers shot and killed Rayshard Brooks in June, […]
Georgia officials tussle over mask mandates
Jul 17, 2020
Georgia’s Republican governor sued the Democratic mayor of Atlanta on Thursday after she refused to cancel a mask requirement in the state’s largest city. “Science and data will […]
Back-to-school pandemic plans emerge
Jul 16, 2020
Mid-July is usually a perfect time for school administrators and teachers to catch up on reading, take a family vacation, or polish mostly finished plans for […]
Vaccine search sees progress
Jul 15, 2020
A vaccine against COVID-19 has successfully boosted patients’ immune systems, researchers said on Tuesday. The 45 early volunteers developed neutralizing antibodies in their bloodstream, the team […]
Alachua County law enforcement agencies release joint statement about the Minneapolis shooting
May 29, 2020
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office released a joint statement signed by every law enforcement agency sheriff or chief in the county. The statement is titled: Alachua […]
How coronavirus threatens the seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the American food supply
Apr 4, 2020
Many Americans may find bare grocery store shelves the most worrying sign of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their food system. But, for the […]