Californians only have two more days to put in their two cents about the state's $15.5 billion plan to build two 30-mile tunnels to divert water from the Sacramento Delta. Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, executive director of a nonprofit called "Restore the Delta," claimed the tunnels will do more harm ...Read More

DETROIT - A vital player in Detroit's "Grand Bargain," as well as other projects in Michigan, is poised to become the next great social-justice funder, according to the findings of a report released today. The Philamplify initiative assessed the Kresge Foundation, and principal report researcher El ...Read More

NEW YORK - Protestors called out some prominent New Yorkers ahead of tonight's GOP presidential candidate debate, accusing them of funding a network of groups that promote anti-immigrant hate speech. Connie Razza, director of strategic research for the Center for Popular Democracy Action, said thos ...Read More

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The debate surrounding a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill statue ironically called Silent Sam is anything but silent. The statue of a Confederate soldier was erected on the campus more than 100 years ago to recognize alumni who died in the Civil War. The statue has been ...Read More

DENVER - More children in Colorado and the nation have health coverage. According to a new report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, the rate of uninsured children dropped to a historic low of 6 percent in 2014, the year the Affordable Care Act went into effect. Chris Wa ...Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - While many of us still are digesting the news from the World Health Organization that the comfort and convenience foods of bacon and lunch meat could cause cancer, some experts also say processed foods can play a role in addiction. After studying nutrition and addiction for 30 ye ...Read More

Columbus, OH - With sugar being a major contributor to cavities, Halloween is a time that makes many dental health providers cringe. But experts say Ohio children can maintain good oral health while enjoying trick-or-treating. Comments from Beth Tronolone (tron-AH-loan), hygienist and past-president ...Read More

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Not long ago, the Pinedale area in the Upper Green River Basin had ozone levels comparable to those of Los Angeles because of air pollution from a large cluster of oil and gas wells. So the Department of Environmental Quality clamped down with new rules to control emissions of metha ...Read More