Hundreds Are Forced to Evacuate From Flag Fire in Western Arizona
The Flag Fire has consumed 600 acres in the Hualapai Mountains in northwestern Arizona and prompted the evacuation of about 200 households, the authorities said.
Monthly Archive: April 2021
Supreme Court to Rule on Whether C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets
A Guantánamo detainee is seeking information from two former government contractors in connection with a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there.
Apple’s major privacy change is here. What you need to know
Apple is rolling out a major privacy feature on Monday that will allow iOS users to decide how they want their personal data handled — a...
My Grandparents’ Immigration Lies Shaped My Father’s View of Justice
Years after fleeing Europe, my father saw himself in the Dreamers of today.
France reopens schools as virus patients numbers peak
Nursery and primary schools reopened on Monday across France after a three-week closure in the first step out of the country’s partial lockdown, despite numbers of...
Genetic changes in head and neck cancer, immunotherapy resistance identified
A multi-institutional team of researchers has identified both the genetic abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells into becoming an invasive type of head and neck cancer and...
Psst! Have you heard that gossip isn’t all bad?
Gossip is often considered socially taboo and dismissed for its negative tone, but a Dartmouth study illustrates some of its merits. Gossip facilitates social connection and...
Barefoot Elon Musk says ‘a bunch of people will probably die’ getting to Mars
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told XPrize founder Peter Diamandis that getting people on Mars will be dangerous but ultimately necessary in order to ensure the survival...
Census Shows U.S. Population Grew at Slowest Rate Since 1930s
With immigration leveling off and a declining birthrate, the United States may be entering an era of substantially lower population growth, demographers said.
Oscars Ratings Plummet, With Fewer Than 10 Million Tuning In
Sunday night’s pandemic-restricted telecast drew 58 percent fewer viewers than last year’s record low.
