Crop Insurance and Unintended Consequences
The study by researchers at North Carolina State University examined the interactions of warmer temperatures, crop yield risk and crop...
Month: August 2021
Woman using gun’s laser sight to play with cat shoots friend
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to...
Mass. congressman Jake Auchincloss calls Taliban takeover of Afghanistan ‘distressing, appalling’
BOSTON (WCVB) — A Massachusetts congressman who served the U.S. Marine Corps is calling the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan “distressing...
Man, 29, rides bus to high school, charged with trespassing
RUTLEDGE, Tenn. (AP) — A 29-year-old Tennessee man who rode on a school bus and walked into a high school...
‘This is truly devastating’: RI Haitian organization president reacts to earthquake
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- As disaster strikes in Haiti, the Rhode Island Haitian community is trying to wrap their heads around...
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined...
Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden authorized on Saturday an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment to Afghanistan, raising to...
Biden praises Arizona, Florida school chiefs on mask-wearing
PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden has commended the leadership of two Arizona and Florida school district superintendents after the...
Tour bus crashes on NY Thruway injures 57, some seriously
NEW YORK (AP) — A tour bus bound for Niagara Falls ran off the New York State Thruway and rolled...
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; leader says lives lost
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, with the epicenter about 125 kilometers (78 miles)...