A recent study provides further proof that there is a rise in severe obesity among children in the United States.
NEW YORK — New research further supports the notion that obesity rates among young children in the United States are increasing. There was a glimmer of hope that children enrolled in a government food program might be defying the trend…
Three men have been accused of causing the death of 3,600 birds in order to illegally sell them on the black market.
According to a federal grand jury indictment, two individuals engaged in a “killing spree” on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and other areas, resulting in the deaths of approximately 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles. The indictment also states that…
An American woman has been charged with a crime following her miscarriage.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — During the autumn season, Ohio was embroiled in a contentious discussion regarding the rights surrounding abortion. At this same time, Brittany Watts, who was 21 weeks and 5 days into her pregnancy, experienced the passing of large…
Masks are now sporadically seen in the United States.
NEW YORK — The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas. Or a warehouse store. Or maybe a packed airport terminal or a commuter train station or another place where large groups gather. There are many individuals…
Guatemala Fails in Groundbreaking Legal Battle for Indigenous and Environmental Rights.
MEXICO CITY — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared on Friday that Guatemala had violated the rights of Indigenous people by allowing a large nickel mine on their tribal land nearly 20 years ago. The historic decision represents a…
Pakistan has implemented artificial rain as a method to combat hazardous smog for the first time.
Lahore, Pakistan — The provincial government announced that Pakistan implemented artificial rain on Saturday in Lahore, the megacity, as a measure to address dangerous levels of smog. During the initial trial in a South Asian nation, aircrafts fitted with cloud…
Experts suggest that implementing “prescribed burns” in the southeastern region of the United States could benefit forests.
WEST END, N.C. — Jesse Wimberley and their neighbors set fire to the woods. They utilized innovative methods to bring back a traditional communal practice by igniting wiregrasses and forest debris using a drip torch and containing the embers with…
The ban on oil and gas leasing near a sacred area for Native Americans has been extended by NM.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — State land near Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a significant site for Native Americans, will not be available for new oil and gas leasing for the next two decades due to an order from New Mexico’s Land…
A recent solar event of significant magnitude caused temporary interference with radio transmissions on Earth.
A solar flare, captured by a NASA telescope, has caused the largest disruption in radio communication on Earth in recent years. On Thursday, the sun emitted a large flare and powerful radio burst, resulting in two hours of radio disruption…
Two companies have declared a collaboration to introduce mosquitos that combat dengue in the Caribbean.
On Friday, two privately-owned businesses revealed a collaboration to distribute mosquitoes throughout the Caribbean that have been bred with a specific bacterium that inhibits the dengue virus. This measure comes as the region struggles with a high number of dengue…