Strangest State: Chases, Chisos, Creatures, and Crossings
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In Rural West Texas, Renewable Energy Brings a Windfall for Seniors
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with The Texas Observer. In the far corner of the Crockett County Senior Center, 75-year-old Cynthia Flores almost always has a puzzle going. She and her friends sort colors and look for … Continued
How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty
Recess in the schools of Abilene, Texas can be cancelled for any number of reasons. It’s too hot. It’s too cold. The students broke all the rules that day. Baby rattlesnakes were spotted by a custodian on morning duty. That … Continued
American Citizenship and Other Myths
In widely quoted speeches delivered over the past couple of years, JD Vance has made the claim that he is more American than you. (Well, unless you happen to be his cousin, or a very distant nephew of James Madison.) … Continued
Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn’t likely to change leadership
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence assessment completed shortly before the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran had determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to … Continued
Belarus journalist convicted of treason and sentenced to 9 years in prison
By YURAS KARMANAU TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski was convicted Monday of treason and sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison, activists said, the fifth media worker to be jailed in two weeks in a relentless … Continued