NBC News recently made news of its own when it was forced to retract its investigative story about “Pedro,” whom the network presented as a 16-year-old from Guatemala who got a job cleaning slaughterhouses in Kansas. Pedro was, in fact, 21, and his story was as fake as the documents he ...
The Dutch Reach technique is considered the safest way to avoid car door collisions and can minimize “dooring” risks and harms for cyclists and other vulnerable road users. Yet only two states, Massachusetts and Illinois, mandate this road safety technique that can save lives — though ...
It’s easy to understand why reforming Social Security and other programs has been nearly impossible. Many may not realize it, but it’s because of the payroll tax. Now, state governments are trying to use payroll taxes to fund family and medical leave entitlements — and workers will again ...
Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Moscow court on April 17. Kara-Murza’s lengthy sentence, to be served in a strict Russian penal colony, was a shock but not a surprise. He has been jailed since April 2022, when he was arrested on lesser charges. He was charged ...
National Asthma Awareness Month is an opportunity to recognize the role of tailpipe emissions in the global epidemic of pediatric asthma and the role zero-emission transportation can have in improving public health. Over the last year, the United States has made tremendous strides toward that ...
We think malaria is a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle and was endemic in 36 U.S. states. Back then, malaria is estimated to have killed 80,000 people yearly in Europe and North ...