Frome in Somerset has seen hospital admissions fall since it began to tackle isolation. There are lessons for the rest of the country, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot It could, if the results stand up, be one of the most
California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., July 17, 2017. (Associated Press) California became a “sanctuary state” Monday, as a bill that Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law in October officially took effect. The
President Donald Trump dealt his biggest blow to the renewable energy industry yet. On Monday, Trump approved duties of as much as 30 percent on solar equipment made outside the U.S., a move that threatens to handicap a $28 billion industry
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding an Obama-era policy that helped states legalize recreational marijuana, throwing a wet blanket on the fledgling industry during what could have been a celebratory week. The Justice Department will reverse the so-called Cole and Ogden
(CNN)If you think the ongoing immigration debates don’t apply to you, Jennifer Mendelsohn has some news: They probably do. She calls it #resistancegenealogy, and it only takes a few online tools and some instinctive sleuthing for her to call out
The school resource deputy who was on patrol at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14 resigned Thursday after video surveillance showed he never entered the school, even though he “clearly” knew there was a shooting
A forensic reconstruction of Cheddar Mans head, based on the new DNA evidence and his fossilised skeleton. Photograph: Channel 4 The first modern Britons, who lived about 10,000 years ago, had dark to black skin, a groundbreaking DNA analysis of
(CNN)The groundhog hath spoken! Welcome to six more weeks of winter. Why do we do this? Every February 2, all eyes turn to a small central Pennsylvania borough as winter-weary Northeasterners await weather guidance from the predictive rodent. It’s a
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller intensified legal pressure on ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, by filing a false-statements case against a lawyer who did Ukraine-related work with the two men. Prosecutors accused the attorney, Alex