From lionfish to mongooses, and black rats to Giant African Snails, invasive species pose one of the greatest threats to the country’s ecosystems. Not only can they decimate native plants and wildlife, they can deal an almighty economic blow too through losses to agriculture and fisheries. Yesterday,...
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said this week that it might be difficult for Republicans to reject a Black, female Supreme Court nominee because of the political implications. "The idea that race and gender should be the No. 1 and No. 2 criteria is not...
LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis came out determined going into the fourth quarter that the Los Angeles Lakers weren't going to suffer a fourth straight loss. The All-Star forward scored 19 of his 30 points in the final 12 minutes and helped the Lakers rally for...
[caption id="attachment_15490" align="alignleft" width="300"] Joe Biden[/caption] President Joe Biden is committing to reduce the cancer death rate by 50% — a new goal for the “moonshot” initiative against the disease that was announced in 2016 when he was vice president. Biden has set a 25-year timeline for...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy floods killed at least three people in Haiti while damaging crops and thousands of homes, an official said Tuesday, and damage also was reported in the neighboring Dominican Republic. Berla Severin, with Haiti's Civil Protection Agency, told The Associated Press that...