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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009, file photo, a flock of geese fly past a smokestack at a coal power plant near Emmitt, Kan. The Biden administration said Friday, June 4, 2021, it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, with a goal of strengthening a landmark law while addressing climate change. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

How 165 Words Could Make Mass Environmental Destruction An International Crime

A panel of lawyers from around the world proposes to make ecocide a crime that can be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court just like genocide and war crimes.

Chris Crocker, 'Leave Britney Alone' Video Creator, Reflects On What's Changed

Chris Crocker opens up on the reignited interest in his 2007 viral video while asking the important question: Why did it take the world this long to care about Britney Spears?

Portland Congregation Races To Get Members Vaccinated Before Oregon Reopens

With Oregon set to end pandemic restrictions, Pastor Shon Neyland is fighting to get his congregation vaccinated. The vaccination rate within Black communities lags behind the state's overall numbers.

FILE - Democratic presidential hopeful and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel speaks at the "Take Back America" political conference in Washington, in this Tuesday, June 19, 2007, file photo. Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run, has died. He was 91. Gravel, who represented Alaska as a Democrat in the Senate from 1969 to 1981, died Saturday, June 26, 2021. Gravel had been living in Seaside, California, and was in failing health, said Theodore W. Johnson, a former aide. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Mike Gravel, Former Alaska Senator And Anti-War Advocate, Dies At Age 91

Gravel gained national attention in 1971 when he read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record as part of a one-man filibuster to protest the the Vietnam-era draft.

Dinosaurs and the Comparative Anatomy of Mass Extinctions

Mark your calendars for an exciting lecture at SUNY Cortland on March 24, 2016 at 7pm.SUNY Cortland welcomes Dr. Paul E. Olsen, an international authority…

Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews work on victims of the fatal balloon crash at Unser and Central SW in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Multiple people were killed in the crash. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

A Hot Air Balloon Crashed On A New Mexico Street After Hitting Power Line, Killing 5

The Saturday morning crash on a busy street in Albuquerque left all five people on board the balloon dead, including the parents of a prison transport officer with the city's police department.

Johnson County, Iowa, Renames Itself After A Different Johnson

The county was first named after a slave-owning former vice president who had no connection to Iowa. Now it will be named for Lulu Merle Johnson: the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in the state.

Water levels throughout the Lake Ontario basin are low, leaving many marinas empty or under-utilized this summer. CATHY GOODNOUGH

Lake Ontario Experiencing Driest Season Since 1966

"We have built everything up that we could possible do to be resilient against high water and now we are finding ourselves on the extreme opposite."

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription opioid painkiller OxyContin. Purdue said Monday, March 4, 2019, that it has asked a Massachusetts court to throw out a lawsuit filed by the state's attorney general that accuses the company, its owners and top executives of deceiving patients and doctors about the risks of opioids. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

New York Bill That Creates Opioid Settlement Lockbox On Governor's Desk

A bill before Gov. Andrew Cuomo would create a lockbox for anticipated opioid drug manufacturer settlement funds.

Summer Camp Teaches Social Skills That Remote Learning Could Never Offer

Socializing can be challenging for children with Autism, it’s especially hard during a pandemic. But a summer program aims to help.

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