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Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root
Shannon Ratcliff, a farmer and co-owner of organically certified Shannon Brook Farms in Watkins Glen, New York, attributes ...
Challah French toast is a simple but indulgent breakfast to make Mom on Mother's Day
A chill brunchy breakfast is a great way to go. And, by the way, it doesn’t have to be in bed. In fact, having balanced a ...
Most travelers must have a REAL ID now to fly in US, or face extra screening
State government offices that issue driver's licenses and state IDs have seen a significant increase in demand for REAL ID ...
Ghost students are creating an 'agonizing' problem for Calif. colleges
When the pandemic upended the world of higher education, Robin Pugh, a professor at City College of San Francisco, began to ...
How one Calif. mountain town is filling a void created by federal cuts
As summer nears, Mammoth Lakes is stepping up to help the U.S. Forest Service. The town is hiring workers to fill jobs that ...
Edmunds: Five great budget performance cars for under $35,000
Even a new Chevrolet Corvette, long considered a performance bargain compared to the likes of the Porsche 911, has a starting ...
As debts mount, Black Los Angeles pot shop owners say city betrayed them
Los Angeles politicians promised they would send legal cannabis profits to the city's Black communities. Instead, they've ...
Spacecraft can ‘brake’ in space using drag − advancing craft agility, space safety and planetary missions
As an aerospace engineering professor, I study how drag affects the movement of spacecraft in orbit. Aerobraking, as the name suggests, is a type of maneuver that uses the thin air in space to apply a ...
Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
Stone tools are rocks that have been selected for use or intentionally altered. This technology appeared around 3.3 million years ago and became essential to hominins – all the living and extinct ...
North Korean spy drama in China may signal Beijing’s unease over growing Pyongyang-Moscow ties
The suspect, apparently linked to North Korea’s main missile development agency, was part of a wider network operating in China, according to the story, which first appeared in South Korea’s Yonhap ...
Repealing the estate tax could create headaches for the rich – as well as worsen inequality
Without an estate tax, existing estate freeze plans lock in the costs of lifetime gifting without any payoff at death. What’s more, some estate freeze plans can’t be changed. For example, an ...
Measles could again become widespread as cases surge worldwide
(THE CONVERSATION) Globally, measles is on the rise across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America and parts of Europe. In 2025, North and South America saw 11 times more cases than during the same ...