On this day in 1827
JULY 5, 1827 This illustration of the emancipation of Black Americans ran in Harper’s Weekly. A day after those enslaved were freed in the state of New York, 4,000 Black…
Federal court ends pause on LNG export project approvals
Residences stand in front of a Venture Global LNG storage tank in Cameron, Louisiana. (Getty Images) This story originally appeared on Lousiana Illuminator. A federal judge has sided with Louisiana…
‘I don’t need help; I want customers’: Immigrant businesses continue to face additional hurdles during flood recovery
This is Part 6 of Downstream, a 10-part series looking at what’s changed — and what hasn’t — one year after catastrophic floods swept through Vermont. MONTPELIER — For five…
‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?
A farmer planting corn near Dwight, Illinois, on April 23, 2020. Partisan gridlock in Congress has led to a stalemate on the current farm bill, which provides crop subsidies and…
Controversy surrounds bill that would regulate hemp industry
(Photo by Rebecca Rivas) Big changes could be coming to New Jersey’s hemp market under a bill sitting on Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk that would require the state’s cannabis agency…
The U.S. has one of the most punitive criminal justice systems — unless you’re the president
Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks to speak to the media after being found guilty following his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New…
The Biden-Trump presidential debate was a disaster, but not just for obvious reasons
President Joe Biden, right, and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. Biden…
Feds prepare for bird flu jump to people with vaccines, tests
The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Iowa State University tests samples from animals for viruses such as avian influenza. (Photo courtesy of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory) Quality Journalism for Critical Times Federal…
Salaries for two public university presidents creep toward $1 million a year
Two public university presidents in Mississippi now make almost $1 million a year each while pay for faculty and staff at the state’s eight universities remains stagnant. The hefty salaries…
A month after a Pittsburgh shelter fire, unhoused people ‘strive for another day’
From left, Marvell Stillwell, 39, Tara Springer, 34, Anita Green, 43, and Timothy Maloni, 42, photographed throughout Pittsburgh in June 2024. The four have recent experience with homelessness and housing…