2022 data shows pandemic shifted Americans toward voting by mail
The Covid-19 pandemic may have had a durable impact on the way Americans vote, with voting by mail remaining more popular in 2022 than it was pre-pandemic, according to new data released by the United States Election Assistance Commission.
1970-01-01 08:00
Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?
The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one
1970-01-01 08:00
Florida 10-month-old dies after being left in hot car that reached 133 degrees
A Florida woman has been arrested for aggravated manslaughter of a child after a 10-month-old she was caring for was found unresponsive in a car that had reached an internal temperate of over 133 degrees, according to an arrest report from the Baker County Sheriff's office.
1970-01-01 08:00
Stewart Cink opens with 68 and thinks he can win British Open at age 50
Stewart Cink turned 50 this year and now is eligible for the PGA Tour Champions
1970-01-01 08:00
McCarthy told Trump he backed expunging impeachments but there's no vote being scheduled
In a private call with former President Donald Trump, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he personally backed the idea of expunging Trump's two impeachments and would bring it up to the conference to gauge support, a source said. He did not promise to bring it to the floor, the source added.
1970-01-01 08:00
Ukraine has started using US provided cluster munitions in combat
Ukrainian troops have started firing the cluster munitions provided by the US as part of their counteroffensive against Russia, according to two US officials and another person briefed on the matter.
1970-01-01 08:00
Michigan clerk stripped of election duties after being charged for acting as fake elector in 2020
A Michigan town clerk says he’ll respect a ban on his participation in elections while he faces charges related to election fraud
1970-01-01 08:00
Homes become 'air fryers' in Phoenix heat, people sacrifice on AC for fear of cost
Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix and extreme heat stretches across the American South
1970-01-01 08:00
Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services
Thousands of senior doctors in England are staging a 48-hour walkout to demand better pay and conditions
1970-01-01 08:00
Q&A: ‘Barbie’ filmmaker Greta Gerwig on art, commerce and embracing the mess
Barbie, the doll, may be 64 years old, but “Barbie,” the movie, is a pandemic baby
1970-01-01 08:00
Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman
Oklahoma has executed a man for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995
1970-01-01 08:00
Belarus Red Cross says it helped deport Ukrainian children to Belarus
The head of the Belarusian Red Cross has sparked an international outcry with his announcement that the organization is involved in the relocation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas to Belarus, a stark admission that potentially could make the group complicit in what Ukraine says is a war crime.
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