Cats have been our friends ever since we let them hang around grain stores to keep out rats and other pests. Yes, they do tend to see us more as “staff” than friends, but that doesn’t mean they can’t ...

By Lexi Churchill and Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 21, 2025 Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the ...

A look at the status of US executions in 2025 Twenty-six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S. Eleven other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states ...