Appalachia’s black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners’ protections stall
Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica…
Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean (Summer School)
Imagine a nation where, for the residents, land is for the claiming. You walk down the street, pick out a…
Shooting stars are just pea-sized rocks… and other space wonders
Ahead of the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, we're re-airing our first episode with host Regina G. Barber. In…
Authorities arrested a man with ammo and apparently monitoring security at Trump golf course near LA
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Jeanine John Taele, 38, was taking photos and video and had a 16-round…
MLS named LAFC co-owner Larry Berg as its next commissioner. Here’s what to know
For their commissioner of the future, MLS owners chose a soccer native. Berg's team is seen as one of MLS's…
House Ethics Committee will investigate Ohio Republican Max Miller
The committee said it was reviewing allegations that Miller "may have engaged in domestic violence." Miller has denied the allegations,…
What are the implications of a shrinking supply of U.S. missiles?
After months of war with Iran, the United States is facing a new challenge: stockpiles of some precision missiles are…
SpaceX’s revenue rises as its once-soaring stock price drifts back to Earth
On their first earnings call since SpaceX's June public offering, executives said the company is pouring funds into rocket development,…
A trip to the world’s frayed edges with Hannah Lucinda Smith’s ‘Hinterlands’
A new book makes the case that if we look closely at hidden conflicts unfolding around the globe, we can…
Why Russia’s strikes on Ukraine are more intense; Germany’s song of the summer
Ukraine’s defense forces have beaten back many types of Russian attacks during more than four years of war. But recently…