Ruidoso Village to open Monday to full time residents and locals that fled NM wildfires
People fleeing the fires in Ruidoso, took their pets. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM) New Mexicans that evacuated the South Fork and Salt fires will be allowed to return to…
Don’t give up on the FAFSA, advocates for student financial aid urge
The number of federal student financial aid forms filed by graduating high school seniors is down compared to last year, after glitches and technical errors plagued the process. (sdominick/Getty Images)…
CDC has a million bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps
Stephen Ausmus/Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture It’s been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus on dairy farms. The World…
After an abortion for fetal anomalies, she hoped IVF would build her family. Now that’s in doubt.
A blanket given to Anne Angus at the Boulder Abortion Clinic in Colorado, one of the only clinics in the country that offers termination after the second trimester. Angus said…
The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state
A hiring sign is seen at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair in Los Angeles in 2021. Job openings are down, especially in tech support roles in…
Backlash against DEI spreads to more states
A student walks on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City in April 2024. (Photo by Erika Bolstad/Stateline) SALT LAKE CITY — Shortly after taking office in 2023,…
More women are drinking themselves sick. The Biden administration is concerned.
Photo illustration by Getty Images When Karla Adkins looked in the rearview mirror of her car one morning nearly 10 years ago, she noticed the whites of her eyes had…
Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states
A resident places his signature on a petition during Missourians for Constitutional Freedom’s kickoff petition drive in Kansas City, Mo., in February. Even as more states prepare for abortion-related ballot…
Nearly $12 million headed to Alaska in latest infusion of fishery-disaster aid
Sockeye salmon heading to spawning grounds swim up the Kenai River on Aug. 17, 2008. (Photo by Kentaro Yasui/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The federal government is sending nearly $12…
Iowa’s water needs protection from aquifer raiders
Cracks in Iowa soil have resulted from drought conditions. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Bubbling up beneath the surface of the Iowa Utility Board’s pending decision whether Summit Carbon…