1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (509+ words) Editor's note: The California-specific wildfire betting market, Wyldfyre, took its website offline following the publication of this story. Sylvie Andrews and her partner didn't just lose the new house they'd helped build when the Eaton Fire ripped through Altadena, California,…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (984+ words) Boise resident Betts Disney said she hasn't really been involved in political activism since she went to anti-Vietnam War marches as a child. However, that changed a couple of years ago when she heard one of the lead organizers talk…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (344+ words) The new Listening to Mothers Survey highlights concerns among pregnant and postpartum women in Illinois and across the country, with health justice advocates warning that looming Medicaid changes could worsen an already growing maternal health crisis. Survey respondents reported insufficient…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (382+ words) Three days after approving a constitution and putting the Colorado Territory on the verge of statehood at last, citizens of the soon-to-be Centennial State had all the more reason to celebrate the nation's 100th birthday in style. "The Centennial Fourth of…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (279+ words) A federal waiver allowing Iowa to restrict the types of food that can be purchased with federal nutrition assistance has been vacated, according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The action follows a federal court ruling that…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (477+ words) President Donald Trump Official Portrait 2025 (cropped) - public domain On the eve of the nation's 250th birthday, President Donald Trump used his address Friday night at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota to allege that there is "a resurgence of the…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (413+ words) Utah state leaders have launched a new housing division meant to accelerate home building in the state, which has faced persistent housing price increases amid a longstanding housing shortage. The new Division of Housing and Community Development, housed within the…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (239+ words) Most of the West's perennial wildfire plague is due to human stupidity. But it's not just the careless people who start the fires. Given the primary risk factor for massive forest fires is hotter, drier forests from the climate crisis,…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (652+ words) Following years of drought, the wells in Estancia, N. M. , are running dry. After declaring a water emergency last week, the small town in Torrance County is hauling in water to fill its pipes. Estancia has also reduced water sales to the…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (502+ words) Kiowa County Press New Mexico lawmakers announce proposed statewide moratorium on data centers Several Democratic state lawmakers on Thursday announced they intend to introduce legislation in next year's legislative session to create a statewide moratorium on "large-scale" data centers. State…...