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This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2015 a lightning strike started what became known as the Rough Fire, which eventually burned more than 150,000 acres of forest east of Fresno and just west of Kings Canyon National Park. The blaze burned into seven different

Since the Nintendo Switch dropped in 2017, the gaming industry has chased the dream of bringing as many games as possible into a handheld form factor. The Steam Deck (and its recent iterative upgrade) have come the closest, but most other attempts have been plagued with massive problems. In the chaotic battle for third place

Lawmakers march for Israel: Washington Photos of the Week November 18, 2023 07:48 AM Israel’s war with Hamas, now in its sixth week, consumed Washington in the final days before lawmakers headed home for the Thanksgiving recess. Tens of thousands descended upon the nation’s capital on Tuesday for the March for Israel, organized to show

Virginia congressional races already heating up November 18, 2023 07:05 AM (The Center Square) — Just one week after Virginia’s fierce General Assembly election, 2024 is already shaping to be another dramatic election year for the commonwealth, regardless of being a presidential election year. Incumbent Democratic Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton have announced they

Chicago and Illinois announce plan for more migrant aid spending as temps drop November 18, 2023 07:04 AM (The Center Square) – While Chicago has introduced a budget that includes more funding for the ongoing migrant crisis, on Thursday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out the state’s funding plan. Chicago will set aside an additional $150

Report gives Illinois nursing homes low marks November 18, 2023 07:03 AM (The Center Square) – U.S. News & World Report is out with their annual nursing home ratings, and many Illinois facilities didn’t make the grade. The report looked at both short and long term care at 15,000 nursing homes around the country. The

Missouri revokes marijuana manufacturing license four months after suspension November 18, 2023 07:02 AM (The Center Square) – Missouri’s cannabis regulators announced on Thursday it revoked a suspended marijuana manufacturing license from a Franklin County business. A media release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services noted seven violations committed by Delta Extraction

New Jersey drops religious oath for political candidates November 18, 2023 07:01 AM (The Center Square) — New Jersey political hopefuls will no longer be required to recite the phrase “so help me, God” to run for elected office in the state. The state Division of Elections says it will no longer require political candidates

Time arrives for Major League pitches from Charlotte, Raleigh November 18, 2023 07:00 AM (The Center Square) – With Thursday morning’s approval of a Major League Baseball franchise move, the bullpen gates opened, and Charlotte and Raleigh are expected to throw a North Carolina pitch. The show won’t be cheap. The expansion fee is $2

Today I learned that the average American subscribes to four streaming video subscription services. That makes me an above-average American, with a grand total of seven streaming services. To complicate matters further, I am an American living in Australia, and the movies and shows I can access change drastically depending on what side of the