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Walz agrees to Oct. 1 vice presidential debate on CBS
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has agreed to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News. In a statement, CBS News said it reached out to both presidential campaigns, but it’s unclear if the Republican vice presidential candidate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, will participate in the debate in New York City. […]
Southeast Alaska tribe continues hands-on response to glacial flooding
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A southeast Alaska tribe is continuing to respond to a glacial outburst that flooded some 290 homes in Juneau, the state capital. Early estimates show around 14.6 billion gallons of water were released from an ice dam on the Mendenhall Glacier. That’s according to Aaron Jacobs, a senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service office in […]
Struggle for control of Congress intensifies as presidential contest shifts
WASHINGTON — The 2024 battle for control of Congress centers on just a handful of Senate races and about two dozen House seats, putting considerable pressure on those candidates to win over voters as party leaders and super PACs funnel millions of dollars into their campaigns. The incumbents representing those states and congressional districts will […]
Hundreds of thousands of parents died from drugs. Their kids need more help, advocates say.
Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her. Emma’s mom, Danielle Stanley, died of an overdose last year. She was 34, and had struggled with addiction since she was a teenager, […]
At least 12 die in motorcycle accidents before, during and after 2024 Sturgis rally
Three people died in motorcycle accidents during the recently concluded Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, according to the official tally of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, but the actual number of motorcycle-involved traffic deaths in the state from the days before, during and after the event is 12. The department, which includes the Highway Patrol, […]
NM officials withdraw $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water
The fight between Texas and New Mexico over the sewage spill of more than 1 billion gallons into the Rio Grande near Sunland Park is over. A federal district court judge in Texas approved a settlement last week with New Mexico environmental officials, dropping a $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water Utility. The Aug. […]
Colorado oil and gas regulators adopt ‘deep geothermal’ drilling rules
The state commission that regulates Colorado’s oil and gas industry this week adopted its first set of rules governing geothermal drilling, taking another step towards fulfilling the broader mandate it was given as part of a legislative makeover of the agency last year. But regulators and experts say not to expect a “boom” in the […]
Walz in first solo speech as VP candidate touts Dem ticket’s labor union ties
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his first solo campaign appearance as the Democratic vice presidential candidate Tuesday, telling a union audience in Los Angeles that the Democratic ticket led by Vice President Kamala Harris would prioritize worker-friendly policies. Walz appeared to tailor most of his 20-minute speech to the audience of members of the American […]
USDA to take ‘additional step’ in testing beef from former dairy cattle for bird flu
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to embark on a year-long study beginning next month that will test samples for evidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza from former dairy cattle moved into meat production. Emilio Esteban, the under secretary for food safety at the USDA, told reporters on a call Tuesday the new […]
Diné author writes Navajo Code Talkers book for elementary school readers
Danielle Burbank collected each and every book on Navajo Code Talkers that she came across in her nearly two decades of work as a librarian. She found paths to learn her own family history. Her research process started at home in Crystal, New Mexico, where she wondered what her grandfather experienced in his time serving […]
New Mexican families can still sign up this week to get kids’ summer food benefits
The new school year is just getting started, but families can still take advantage of a new federal program to support students K-12 during the summer who may otherwise rely on meals at school and eliminate the burden of families having to stretch their grocery budgets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out SUN Bucks […]
Missouri OB-GYN talks public health in a ban state and drawing on identity to inform patient care
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of conversations about voter-initiated efforts to restore abortion access across the country. In Missouri, getting an abortion was difficult years before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Lawmakers enacted restrictions that put up hurdles to abortion care: Doctors at clinics had to get admitting privileges […]