Elizabeth Warren defends the release of her DNA test
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren defended sharing the results from her DNA test on Tuesday despite facing backlash for misrepresenting her American Indian heritage.
Biological male wins women’s cycling world championship
A biological male who identifies as a transgender woman won a women’s world championship cycling event on Sunday.
Bill Gates endorses carbon tax, raising gas prices 13 cents per gallon
Microsoft founder Bill Gates endorsed a Washington state proposal to implement a fee on carbon emissions Tuesday as environmentalists try to build popular support in the state to take action to cut emissions from fossil fuels.
Experts, indigenous Americans dispute DNA tests as proof of native ancestry
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s attempt to fend off critics about her Native American ancestry might not pass the standards used by anthropologists and members of indigenous tribes.
State Headliners: McKibben announces bleak prognosis for planet; his course of treatment raises questions
Climate change activist Bill McKibben said many Vermonters don’t believe manmade climate change is real, and probably never will. However, he said the 70 percent who do believe must organize and force government to act.
Antifa vandalize Republican gathering in NYC, Cuomo blames Trump
Antifa members vandalized the Metropolitan Republican Club in New York ahead of Gavin McInnes’s Friday appearance at the club, prompting an outbreak of violence that Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed on President Donald Trump.
Dartmouth to hire investigator to dig into hazing allegations against 13 student groups
The college will also investigate an alleged incident where students wore unicorn costumes, according to Agosto. The external investigator will not dig into the alleged event.
For Trump and Kanye West, Oval Office visit becomes mutual admiration society
Rapper Kanye West again defended his support for President Donald Trump on Thursday, this time in the Oval Office of the White House, where he also discussed prison reform, North Korea and the Second Amendment.
Professor: Hurricane victims ‘reaping’ their decision to elect ‘climate deniers’
“It is a wonder that a state like Florida, which will get pummeled by Michael, could vote for someone that denies climate change,” John Abraham wrote.
Bernie Sanders’ campaign blitz for Democrats may show presidential aspirations
Sanders’ itinerary for the campaign blitz beginning Oct. 19, as shared by one of his aides, showed several visits to Iowa, as well as stops in South Carolina and Nevada.
Trump’s not stopping with Kavanaugh — he just named 13 more judicial nominees
President Donald Trump announced his eighteenth wave of judicial nominees Wednesday night, just four days after the Senate confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
How California’s recent move to fight climate change will spike gas prices
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is updating a regulation that will raise gas prices 36 cents a gallon by 2030, and diesel by 44 cents, according to the agency’s staff. Californians already pay an average of $3.73 a gallon for gas.