Health & Safety

Another casualty of Israel's war in Lebanon: Efforts to save endangered turtles

1:00pm January 22, 2025

Lebanese volunteers are anxious to get back to sea turtle conservation on southern beaches that were off-limits to civilians when fighting escalated between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court

12:36pm January 22, 2025

President Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country.

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"TaxTheSuperRich" is a protester motto at the Davos forum. Would that end inequality?

12:27pm January 22, 2025

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.

Peeing is contagious in chimpanzees, study suggests

8:17am January 22, 2025

A new study finds that captive chimpanzees may sometimes catch the urge to pee from other chimps.

What to know about protecting your cat from bird flu

7:00am January 22, 2025

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe.

Helene won't impact western North Carolina homeowners' insurance rates for at least 2 years

6:00am January 22, 2025

by Paul Garber

Because of the timing of the rate process, homeowners in western North Carolina won’t feel a big insurance pinch for at least the next two years.

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Forsyth County seeks organizations to house naloxone wall units

5:00am January 21, 2025

by Neal Charnoff

Forsyth County is seeking organizations to host naloxone wall units as part of an effort to increase public access to the life-saving medication.