A new global assessment of the world’s amphibians finds that more than 2 of every 5 known species is at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, disease and climate change are the main drivers.
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McCarthy becomes first speaker removed by US House vote
The House has voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, marking the first time in history that a speaker has been removed this way.
A nationwide emergency alert test is coming to your phone on Wednesday
The federal government will test the emergency alert system by sending messages to millions of cellphones, TVs and radios. Prepare for your phone to emit loud sounds and vibrations.
Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline
The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 17.
She received chemo in two states. Why did it cost so much more in Alaska?
Gebel began treatment at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital after her Seattle doctor taught hospital staffers there how to administer her chemo regimen. Then the bill came.
What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?
Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health’s staff will be furloughed.
5 things to know about the 14th Amendment effort to block Trump from the presidency
Some legal scholars and activists say an obscure provision of the Constitution, dating back to just after the Civil War, should disqualify Donald Trump from a second White House term.
Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal
The White House says the program will provide paid training to 20,000 Americans in its first year. It’s much smaller than its New Deal predecessor, but targets a more diverse group of young people.
Climate change exacerbates deadly floods worldwide
Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger.
They logged on to watch the famous fat brown bears. They saved a hiker’s life instead
The scene unfolded on the Dumpling Mountain livestream, one of 12 camera views operated by Explore.org inside the Katmai National Park.