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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024.

Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza; Hamas wants plans for a deal instead of more talks

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024.

August 11, 2024, 2:09pm Latest News

The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday, a day after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. The airstrike was one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month war. Read story

Ferguson officer critically injured at protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death

August 11, 2024, 12:07pm Latest News

A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city's police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a pivotal moment in the national Black Lives Matter movement, police said Saturday. Read story

Ships under construction sit docked at Fincantieri Marinette Marine Friday, July 12, 2024, in Marinette, Wis.

The U.S. Navy’s warship production is in its worst state in 25 years. What’s behind it?

Ships under construction sit docked at Fincantieri Marinette Marine Friday, July 12, 2024, in Marinette, Wis.

August 11, 2024, 12:07pm Latest News

The Navy’s ability to build lower-cost warships that can shoot down Houthi rebel missiles in the Red Sea depends in part on a 25-year-old laborer who previously made parts for garbage trucks. Read story

Darlene Abner-Burton, a member of the &ldquo;Old Lady Gang&rdquo; that patrols Harrowgate Park at Kensington Avenue and Tioga Street. Her group confronts drug users to keep it safe for neighborhood children. (Alejandro A.

How an ‘Old Lady Gang’ restored order and cleared drug users from Philly park

Darlene Abner-Burton, a member of the &ldquo;Old Lady Gang&rdquo; that patrols Harrowgate Park at Kensington Avenue and Tioga Street. Her group confronts drug users to keep it safe for neighborhood children. (Alejandro A.

August 11, 2024, 6:05am Nation & World

Each morning, as the first rays of light rise over Kensington’s rowhouses, the women of Harrowgate Park head outside to begin their first patrol. Read story

Sarah Shewbrooks, director of the data-coordinating unit of the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center and its lead epidemiologist, says she and her team manually recorded positive covid cases and deaths in the 311 counties of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa &Ccedil;&fnof;&Oacute; the region the epidemiology center serves &Ccedil;&fnof;&Oacute; in the pandemic&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s early days.

Native American public health officials are stuck in data blind spot

Sarah Shewbrooks, director of the data-coordinating unit of the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center and its lead epidemiologist, says she and her team manually recorded positive covid cases and deaths in the 311 counties of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa &Ccedil;&fnof;&Oacute; the region the epidemiology center serves &Ccedil;&fnof;&Oacute; in the pandemic&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s early days.

August 11, 2024, 6:02am Health

It’s not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data. And epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they’re often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers. Read story

A tree burns in the Pioneer Fire on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Stehekin, Wash.

Wildfires create smoke clouds that hold heat and warm the earth, Washington University researchers say

A tree burns in the Pioneer Fire on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Stehekin, Wash.

August 11, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

Scientists have long known the thick, billowing smoke clouds that wildfires launch into the atmosphere affect climate change. Read story

Goats play out in the fields surrounding a solar array on the Darin Riggs&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave; farm on July 23, 2024, in Sidney. Darin and his brother, Matt Riggs, own Riggs Beer Company and use solar power on their farm and at their beer company.

Instead of competing for land, some farmers and solar developers want to work side by side

Goats play out in the fields surrounding a solar array on the Darin Riggs&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave; farm on July 23, 2024, in Sidney. Darin and his brother, Matt Riggs, own Riggs Beer Company and use solar power on their farm and at their beer company.

August 11, 2024, 5:39am Nation & World

Matt Riggs’ family has been farming in Urbana since 1874. But, his parents had to work second jobs to cushion themselves from the volatile corn and soybean markets that dominate Illinois’ agricultural sector. Read story

Kansas v. Missouri stadium battle shows how states are reigniting border wars

August 11, 2024, 5:38am Nation & World

For decades, academic research has been clear: Taxpayers almost never get their money back on subsidized sports stadiums. Read story

At least 10 burglaries were reported in Encino in the last month, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Residents say there have probably been more in this Valley neighborhood, which is home to roughly 60,000 people.

As burglars torment LA neighborhood, anxious residents consider buying guns, hiring security

At least 10 burglaries were reported in Encino in the last month, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Residents say there have probably been more in this Valley neighborhood, which is home to roughly 60,000 people.

August 11, 2024, 5:36am Nation & World

A palpable tension hangs over Encino as news of the latest burglary spreads through the San Fernando Valley neighborhood after months of reported break-ins. Read story

The parched carcass of a tilapia is half buried in the dried bones and scales of millions of other tilapia that have died and washed ashore at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. The stagnant lake is prone to algal blooms that consume oxygen and result in massive fish die&Ccedil;&fnof;&Iuml;offs.

Southern California’s Salton Sea is now smelly all year long and making people’s asthma worse. The culprit? Bacteria

The parched carcass of a tilapia is half buried in the dried bones and scales of millions of other tilapia that have died and washed ashore at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. The stagnant lake is prone to algal blooms that consume oxygen and result in massive fish die&Ccedil;&fnof;&Iuml;offs.

August 11, 2024, 5:30am Nation & World

Five years ago, Lisa Clark and her husband left her hometown of El Centro for Niland, a small town of 500, in search for more affordable housing. But now they’re paying a hidden cost for living just two miles southeast of the Salton Sea. Read story