There's nothing that dog mom Robin Miller enjoys more than exploring a new hiking trail with her chocolate lab, Millie. Now she's helping others find the same joy. The VT Hiking Dog Challenge, which Miller launched in January, invites hikers and their hounds to traverse 35 handpicked bike paths, rail trails and summits all around the state. Finish at least 10 of them and you'll get a certificate and a "pawsome prize." It costs $10 to sign up, though Miller said she'd waive the fee if...
Several pieces of Tennessee legislation could see action in the next week, with the bills either held from long calendars or intentionally delayed for further discussion. The state’s amended $52.8 billion budget bill, however, passed both chambers of the State House and State Senate.
(The Center Square) – Legislators believe Planned Parenthood hasn’t received any reimbursements from Missouri for two years, and a bill headed to Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s desk will make that permanent. House Bill 2634, passed by the House on Wednesday, would make it illegal for public funds, including Medicaid reimbursements, to be paid to abortion facilities or affiliates. In the past, courts have overturned the funding requirement when attached to state budgets. ...
Lark Thompson heard desperate cries coming from a dark Charlotte farm on Ferry Road late one night in July 2022. When she went to investigate, dozens of emaciated, bleating goats desperate for food and water swarmed her. Thompson, who was then 22 and house-sitting at a neighboring property, did the best she could to comfort the animals but was ill-equipped and overwhelmed. "I showed up the next morning and found four dead baby goats," Thompson told lawmakers in February. "That's when I...
Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of “extreme heat stress”
(The Center Square) – State Rep. Jeff Keicher and AARP are looking to approve House Bill 4431, which would impact driving tests for those 75 or older. Illinois is the only state in the nation that requires drivers 75 and older to retake a driving test as a condition of renewing their driver’s license. Keicher’s legislation would end this practice. Keicher said contrary to what some folks may think, drivers aged 75 and older are not more crash-prone than younger drivers. ...
It’s been 25 years since 12 students and one teacher were killed in the Columbine massacre in Littleton, Colorado. It was the largest mass killing at a high school in U.S. history at the time. But since then, school shootings have grown to higher levels. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Tom Mauser, whose son, Daniel, was killed at Columbine that day.
CNN’s Erin Burnett shows how Russian state media is giving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) positive coverage over her campaign to end US aid to Ukraine.
The percentage of reef areas experiencing bleaching-level heat stress is increasing by about 1% a week, scientists sayGlobal heating has pushed the world’s coral reefs to a fourth planet-wide mass bleaching event that is on track to be the most extensive on record, US government scientists have confirmed.Some 54% of ocean waters containing coral reefs have experienced heat stress high enough to cause bleaching, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch said. Continue...
The recount is expected to be finalized in the coming days.
New York’s basketball rivalry got a bit chippy at the end of Friday’s game.
The price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could still more than double this year, according to a bullish forecast by Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick, despite the recent pullback. read more