House passes bipartisan bill to grant legal status to undocumented farmworkers
The House voted 247-174 on Thursday to pass a bipartisan bill that would allow an estimated 1 million undocumented farmworkers…
House passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief package
The House approved President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package on a 219-212 vote early Saturday morning, sending it to…
In photos: Water crisis in Texas continues
Power has returned to most of Texas after a week of statewide blackouts caused by historic winter storms, but millions…
‘La!’ The Queer Code In It’s A Sin And The Story Behind It
Channel 4It’s A Sin’s Olly Alexander as Ritchie and Lydia West as Jill “La!” The notifications on my phone were…
Shark And Ray Populations Have Fallen 71% Since 1970, Study Finds
Populations of sharks and rays, the apex predators of the open ocean’s food web, have fallen by more than 70%…
The rise and rise of Aldi: two decades that changed supermarket shopping in Australia
Twenty years ago, on January 25 2001, a virtually unknown German supermarket chain quietly opened its first stores in Australia.…
Uniformed Man Knelt By Beau Biden’s Grave During Inaugural Address
As President Joe Biden was sworn into office Wednesday, a uniformed man was seen paying silent tribute at the grave of…
25 Of The Funniest Tweets About Cats And Dogs This Week (Jan. 2-8)
Woof — it’s been a long week. If you feel like you’ve been working like a dog, let us offer…
Ethical minefields: the dirty business of doing deals with Myanmar’s military
Myanmar’s transition from five decades of military rule is a work in progress. Despite the junta’s formal dissolution in 2010,…
Pikas are adapting to climate change remarkably well, contrary to many predictions
Climate change is harming many special places and iconic species around our planet, from Glacier National Park’s disappearing glaciers to…
Humans learn from mistakes — so why do we hide our failures?
A few years ago I had the pleasure of listening to the highly-influential legal scholar Cass Sunstein speak in the…
MasterChef Australia’s Melissa Leong And MKR Judge Manu Feildel’s Throwback Snap Is A True Blast From The Past
‘MasterChef Australia’ has been the hero of TV during the coronavirus pandemic and not just because of the delicious food,…
The Caspian Sea is set to fall by 9 metres or more this century – an ecocide is imminent
Imagine you are on the coast, looking out to sea. In front of you lies 100 metres of barren sand…
Young Muslim women are leading environmental movements grounded in their beliefs
Weeks prior to the lockdowns and closures that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary General António Guterres said 2020…