Study finds labor market support for transgender people is lower than for other sexual minorities
In 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled in "Bostock vs. Clayton County" that transgender people are legally protected from employment discrimination. This came at a time of increased visibility, but also of legal and social challenges to the r.....»»
Details of hurricane Ian"s aftermath captured with new remote sensing method
Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida's Lee County on Sept. 28 2022, battering the region with wind speeds of 155 miles per hour and storm surge up to 13 feet—the highest storm surge documented in Southwest Florida in the past 150 years.....»»
School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis
Police uncover plot to defame principal with AI-generated racist and antisemitic comments. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Thursday, Baltimore County Police arrested Pikesville High School's former athletic director, D.....»»
Plan to kill Catalina Island deer using sharpshooters in copters is opposed by LA County
A plan to kill all the mule deer on Catalina Island using aerial sharpshooters from helicopters was strongly opposed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on April 23......»»
Reintroduced gray wolf found dead in Larimer County, Colorado
One of 10 gray wolves reintroduced to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed......»»
Vintage Ferrari owners’ favorite mechanic charged with theft, fraud
Few mechanics post photos of themselves on Venetian canals or brag about buying $30,000 artworks, but this was Ferrari and Alfa Romeo restorer Donnie Callaway's life before he found himself booked in in Arizona’s Maricopa County on charges of theft.....»»
Officials sued over farm chemicals near Latino schools
For Nelly Vaquera-Boggs, the plastic tarps that cover strawberry fields in Monterey County, California, when they are being fumigated with toxic chemicals offer little comfort—especially when those fields are close to schools......»»
Environmental concerns raised by rocket flights over San Diego County
Plans by SpaceX and other companies to boost the number of rocket launches sometimes seen streaking across San Diego County's skies have prompted the California Coastal Commission to question the environmental effects......»»
SpaceX is launching more rockets from a military base: Can the Coastal Commission impose a limit?
SpaceX has significantly increased the frequency of its rocket launches from a Santa Barbara County military base, and its plans to add even more have raised concerns by the California Coastal Commission over the impacts on the environment and nearby.....»»
Wildlife officials confirm a second Colorado livestock wolf kill, this time in Jackson County
A wolf killed a calf over the weekend in Jackson County, the second time in less than a week that the death of livestock in Colorado has been attributed to a wolf, wildlife officials confirmed......»»
Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack
Outage occurs on same day as special election, but elections offices remain open. Enlarge / Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, which is part of Jackson County. (credit: Eric Rogers) Jackson County, Missouri, has declared a.....»»
Jails banned visits in “quid pro quo” with prison phone companies, lawsuits say
Civil rights group sues two counties, says hundreds more have banned visits. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Charles O'Rear) Two lawsuits filed by a civil rights group allege that county jails in Michigan banned in-perso.....»»
Another Find My misfire led to a raid on a suburban family"s home
A pair of AirPods thrown out of a carjacked vehicle led the Saint Louis County SWAT team to bust down the front door of a Ferguson family's home with a battering ram.Apple's Find MyIn May 2023, a raid by the St. Louis County SWAT team shattered the d.....»»
The key to Florida beaches" hurricane recovery: The humble sea oat
From eye level, the wisps of green emerging from sand dunes up and down Pinellas County's barrier islands look sparse, stubby, almost tentative as they peek at the sun. Below the surface, though, they are spreading out, trapping sand in place and act.....»»
What makes an orange? New study finds one gene, seven chemicals
Tracing an orange's flavor could help us get both disease resistance and taste. Enlarge (credit: Tanja Ivanova) In the US, for orange juice to be labeled as such, it must be 90 percent sweet orange, or Citrus sinensis. T.....»»
Archaeologists unearth abandoned townsite at Washington on The Brazos
A short walk from the banks of the Brazos River in Washington County, members of a small crew dressed in sun hats and gardening gloves push buckets of mud through metal sieves, picking out nails, bits of glass and ceramic, and other traces of a log c.....»»
Colorado"s wolves roamed from northwesternmost county to across Continental Divide last month
Wolves from Colorado's new pack expanded their roaming range over the past 35 days to the state's northwesternmost county and across the Continental Divide, according to a map state officials released Feb. 28......»»
New discovery speeds scientists" push for Huanglongbing-tolerant citrus
It's one thing for a hybrid citrus tree to tolerate citrus greening disease (a.k.a. Huanglongbing) and quite another if it also produces orange-like fruit—especially if the juice makes for a delicious breakfast beverage. Now, that holy grail of tra.....»»
Video of wolf killing northern Minnesota deer becomes political fodder
A lone gray wolf bolted past a logger last week, on the edge of a clear cut forest in northern St. Louis County. The wolf ran past a giant industrial saw and leaped over felled trees in pursuit of what was either a young doe or an antlerless buck. Se.....»»
Archaeologists discover oldest known bead in the Americas
University of Wyoming archaeology Professor Todd Surovell and his team of collaborators have discovered a tube-shaped bead made of bone that is about 12,940 years old. The bead, found at the La Prele Mammoth site in Converse County, is the oldest kno.....»»