Trump’s Plan to End the Shutdown Is Already Getting Terrible Reviews
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This afternoon, President Donald Trump is expected to propose an deal that would exchange $5.7 billion in border wall funding for his support of the BRIDGE Act, which would extend protections to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and give…
The Dealmaker-in-Chief Has a New Offer
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Trump is scheduled to make a “major announcement” about the border this afternoon. According to the Washington Post, he plans to say that he will keep in place two programs (DACA and TPS) that courts have already prohibited him from ending. In return, he…
Native American Congresswoman Condemns White Teens Who Taunted an Omaha Elder
Teenaged boys surrounded Nathan Phillips (right) as he sang in Washington, DC, on Friday. KC NOLAND/YouTube Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Footage of white teenagers taunting a Native American man in Washington, DC, has sparked outrage and prompted a Native American member of Congress to condemn their “display of blatant…
Here Is The Morbidity and Mortality Information You’ve Been Waiting For
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’ve been browsing recent issues of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, as one does on a lazy Saturday morning, and a recent issue provided a bit more information about the popularity of vaping. It’s not the precise data I’d like, but it’s a…
Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets for the Third Women’s March
Protesters march on Capitol Hill during the third Women’s March.Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Tens of thousands of protesters across the globe are gathering for the third Women’s March today. Amid controversy surrounding the event’s organizers, turnout numbers are not expected to match the record-breaking stats from the…
This Virtual Reality Video Will Show You Why Ice Storms Can Be So Deadly
This story was originally published by the Weather Channel. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the threat of Winter Storm Harper looms over the Midwest and Northeast, public officials from Kansas to Vermont have begun preparations for heavy snow and treacherous travel conditions. Meteorologist Jim Cantore, using the Weather Channel’s Immersive Mixed Reality technology,…