“We hear a lot about the overall greenhouse gas and economic impacts of the transition the U.S. has undergone in shifting from coal towards natural gas, but the smaller-scale decisions that make up this larger trend have really important local consequences. MORE
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families released a study that shows “the U.S. has experienced a consistent, annual decline in the number and rate of uninsured children in most states.” Key Findings: The nation’s MORE
On Thursday, the FDA announced banning some e-cigarettes. The FDA will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes that are popular with high school students. But menthol and tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes will MORE
Good evening, News Viewers and Happy New Year. Whatever your plans are tonight, stay safe and please do not drink and drive. “Obviously, the best way to avoid hangovers is by not drinking so much,” Dr. Michael MORE
As the United States deals with the highest number of measles cases reported since 1992, Seattle Public Schools have told parents either vaccinate your kids or they cannot return to school. On their website, the MORE
Five U.S. airports had travelers pass through with confirmed cases of measles this month, exposing an unknown number of fellow passengers to the highly infectious disease, according to health officials in those cities. Chicago O’Hare, Virginia Richmond MORE
He said there were also “many other factors” responsible for the unprecedented number of fires during a record-breaking heat wave. MORE
If you spot a meteor shower, what you’re usually seeing is an icy comet’s leftovers that crash into Earth’s atmosphere. Comets are sort of like dirty snowballs: As they travel through the solar system, they leave behind a dusty trail of rocks and ice that lingers in space long after they leave. MORE
A timer error prevented Boeing’s new astronaut capsule from reaching the desired orbit as it embarked on an unmanned debut journey to the International Space Station on Friday, U.S. space agency NASA said. The CST-100 MORE
The University of Cincinnati spent an entire semester debating removing slave owner Charles McMicken from the college of arts and sciences. On Tuesday, the Board of Trustees voted and it’s official, the Ohio slave owner’s name will MORE
Washington (CNN)The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988. The federal agency’s staff made the recommendation this week in a report to Congress, finding that using a shorter and MORE
Deadline to signup for the ACA/’ObamaCare’ technically ended on Sunday. But, because of website glitches and call center delays and the Trump administration granted a thirty-six hour extension for 2020 enrollment. “The post-Thanksgiving ramp-up in MORE
VANCE COUNTY, N.C. The video taken at Vance County Middle School and obtained by local news outlets shows the sheriff’s deputy walking alongside the child, only described as being under the age of 12, before the MORE
Meet a rodeo ant. The little ant on the big one’s back is a queen of a species discovered in Austin, Texas. It has the right mouthparts and head shape to grip the waist and MORE
Cave art depicting human-animal hybrid figures hunting warty pigs and dwarf buffaloes has been dated to nearly 44,000 years old, making it the earliest known cave art by our species. The artwork in Indonesia is nearly twice MORE
The Supreme Court Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring abortion providers to perform an ultrasound and show and describe it to the patient, regardless of the patient’s wishes. The justices did not offer MORE
Republican Rep. John Fillmore of Apache Junction, AZ, introduced legislation that would require students to recite the pledge each morning unless a parent excuses them. In addition, his bill would require students to set aside MORE
It is 5 degrees below zero and a light powdering of snow swirls across the roads of Vernon County. A few horses and buggies clop through the chill morning air, but Perry Hochstetler leaves his buggy at the family farm and has MORE
The week before Thanksgiving, a Utah substitute teacher asked her fifth grade class, “What are you thankful for this year?” Some kids replied they were thankful they didn’t have to go to school, for their MORE
Death rates from suicide, drug overdoses, liver disease and dozens of other causes have been rising over the past decade for young and middle-aged adults, driving down overall life expectancy in the United States for MORE
A study performed by SafeHome.org, ranks the states using college degrees, high school graduation, professional or advanced degrees and test scores finds that New Jersey is the smartest state in the land. Dead last? Idaho. MORE
An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites. The new discovery adds to the growing list of biologically important compounds that have been found in meteorites, supporting the hypothesis that chemical reactions MORE
A case published on Thursday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal chronicles a lung injury called bronchiolitis, a serious and irreversible lung condition caused by chemical exposure. A chemical called diacetyl is known to cause MORE
The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill on Wednesday that could decriminalize marijuana use at the federal level, giving states more room to craft unique regulations. The “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019” — also called the MORE
As someone who had to start wearing glasses at age 9, I was excited to see a new FDA update this morning: the agency has approved the first contact lens indicated to slow the progression MORE