70,000 at Burning Man festival are isolated, still stuck as rain returns
Burning Man’s estimated 70,000-plus attendees were isolated at the venue known as Black Rock City as rain returned Sunday and closed roads, muddy campgrounds,…
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American wealth disparity by the numbers
The disparity in the United States between those who have money and those who don’t is continuing to rise. In the first quarter of…
Trump in court: Judge sets March 2024 trial date in 2020 election case
First Look Trump in court: Judge sets March 2024 trial date in 2020 election case A judge has set a March 4, 2024, trial…
Austin shopping center gunman didn’t know victims, police say
The gunman who shot two women at a Texas shopping center Thursday, killing one of them, did not know his victims, police said Friday.…
Is West Virginia University’s gutting of liberal arts a sign of more to come?
West Virginia University officials recently proposed sweeping cuts at its flagship Morgantown campus, startling faculty members and students alike. The “financially beleaguered” state-funded public…
Pre-K for all: What does it take to get every child an education?
Perseverance Education Pre-K for all: What does it take to get every child an education? | View caption Hide caption Getting all children schooling…
Family who went ‘off the grid’ in Colorado wilderness died of malnutrition, autopsy finds
Two sisters and the teenage son of one of them who told family last year they would live “off the grid” died of hypothermia…
Earthquake rattles Southern California as Tropical Storm Hilary hits
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Ojai, California, area on Sunday afternoon, as Tropical Storm Hilary was making its way up into Southern California. “We…
Leaving California for Texas? Mapping where Americans move.
Transformation Society Leaving California for Texas? Mapping where Americans move. | View caption Hide caption Jacob Turcotte Graphics editor Karen Norris Graphics editor California…
10 things you need to know today: August 20, 2023
1 Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as it nears landfall Hurricane Hilary was downgraded to a Category 1 storm on Sunday, but is…