Utah leaders are under pressure to end water diversions and enforce tougher restrictions in order save the drying Great Salt Lake. A recent report predicted it will completely dry in five years.
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American Indian and Alaska Native people were left out of ‘deaths of despair’ research
During the time that deaths from addiction and suicide among white Americans rose by about 9%, deaths among Native Americans shot up by about 30%, a new study shows.
Twenty years after the Columbia disaster, a NASA official reflects on lessons learned
Seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks back on the tragedy and how it shaped the agency.
The White House plans to end COVID emergency declarations in May
The declarations have been extended several times since they were first enacted back in 2020. The plan could have implications for several COVID-related policies, such as funds for tests and vaccines.
FDA moves to ease restrictions on blood donations for men who have sex with men
Long criticized as discriminatory, the policy has prevented many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The Food and Drug Administration revealed a draft of its new approach on Friday.
Earth will have ‘a very close encounter’ with an asteroid tonight, NASA says
There’s no reason for alarm — but a NASA engineer calls it “one of the closest approaches by a known near-Earth object ever recorded.”
Biden administration invites ordinary citizens to help resettle refugees
The Biden administration is encouraging ordinary U.S. citizens to help resettle refugees, via the newly launched sponsorship program Welcome Corps in partnership with non-profit organizations.
A recession might be coming. Here’s what it could look like
From a mild recession to a so-called hard landing, NPR sifts through the wild array of recession predictions.
FDA considers major shift in COVID vaccine strategy
The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.
Is it time for a reality check on rapid COVID tests?
At-home rapid tests have become a staple of COVID-19 precautions, but some experts worry that people are relying too much on these tests and that’s creating a false sense of security.