Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The rising cost of homeowner’s insurance is now one of the most prominent symptoms of climate change in the United States. Major carriers like State Farm and Allstate have pulled back from offering fire insurance in […]
Donald Trump is finding campaigning for the 2024 presidential election more difficult than his last time around, and his criminal trial in Manhattan is a big reason why. Jury selection began this week, which means that Trump is required to be in the courtroom. He’d much rather be out on the campaign trail fundraising, and […]
A video posted to social media shows two men rolling boulders over a cliff at an ancient rock formation in Nevada, National Park Service rangers reported. “Don’t fall, daddy!” a girl screams in the video, posted by KVVU, as the men wrestle rocks to the dropoff at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The boulders raise […]
A wrecking crew destroyed part of the historic Fifth Ward Meetinghouse building on Easter Sunday in Salt Lake City, then city officials stepped in. Built in 1910, the stately brick building was used as a chapel and gathering place for generations. City officials did not disclose why the building was being torn down. Although the […]
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Thousands of cars drive by the William Neller Building at the Intersection of Allegan St. and S. Grand Ave. every day. Its decay is hidden, in part, by art installations over its first-floor walls, but the bright colorful art cannot keep the decay completely hidden and at bay. Vines can be […]
Feb. 29—Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber finally made a smart move regarding the shattered Soldiers’ Monument. He shut up. Webber said no comment after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham justifiably characterized him as a poor leader. The governor’s animus sprang from a recent deposition Webber gave about destruction of the monument in 2020. Lujan Grisham said […]