Cannabis legislation continues to make headlines with the Supreme Court of Florida’s recent decision to approve a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. In November, voters in Florida will decide whether or not their…
Medical marijuana was first legalized in California in 1996, with Alaska and Nevada following two years later. States began decriminalizing cannabis for recreational use much later, in 2012, mostly through ballot measures, with California,…
The destruction of cultural artifacts, heritage sites, and historical records such as temples, statues, museums, and libraries is among the many immeasurable tragedies of war. While cultural sites are often inadvertently destroyed during bombings,…
The wage premium on city jobs is a well known if not completely understood fact in the U.S. economy. Leaving a small town for a big city is likely to lead to more job…
The COVID increase detected in the U.S. this summer has continued to slow in recent weeks. ER visits, hospital admissions, and deaths from COVID decreased across the U.S. over the week ending Sept. 16,…
Today, the United Auto Workers (UAW), one of the largest unions in the United States, went on strike after a negotiation deadline passed without an agreement. Beginning at midnight, 13,000 workers walked off three…
Blood tests assess how well organs function and reveal abnormalities that typically warrant further, more specific testing. As Dr. Keith Hoots of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute explained, the first question after…
The United States views China as one of its main competitors in the struggle for power over global resources and markets. With the rapid build-up of U.S. military equipment in Australia over recent months…
Hurricane Idalia made landfall close to Keaton Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast yesterday. It briefly was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane before being downgraded back to Category 3. More than 200,000 Floridians and…
Around 800,000 people with student loans in the United States will be notified of debt relief by the U.S. government this week, the White House announced on Monday Aug. 14. According to the Biden…
At least 49,449 people took their own lives in the United States in 2022, based on recently released provisional counts of death certificates by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. The count is…
In a ruling on June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for companies to sue unions representing their workers. The decision, which favored Washington state concrete company Glacier Northwest over International Brotherhood…
Respiratory illnesses that brought people to their health care providers rose to a near-record at the end of November last year – higher than most recent flu seasons, and especially high for that time…
The United States is entering what may be its worst flu season in over a decade. According to weekly data published by the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, respiratory symptoms including fever,…
The United States is entering what may be its worst flu season in over a decade. According to weekly data published by the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, respiratory symptoms including fever,…
Residents along the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina faced hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge this week after Hurricane Ian made its first landfall west of Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday. The…
Rising income inequality in the United States has been a central economic major for years, as more income is captured by the top 20% wealthiest households every year. According to a Pew Research report…
Beach communities are well familiar with such hazards as storms, floods, and erosion. And with more frequent and intense rainstorms associated with rising sea levels, the problems created by these weather events will get…
The number of unemployed workers in the United States dropped to 6.3 million last month, from 6.5 million in January. The nationwide unemployment rate dropped slightly to 3.8%, according to the Bureau of Labor…
The first snow has arrived or is just around the corner across much of the United States. This year, however, much like last year, the cheerful anticipation of the holidays that usually accompanies this…
