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Rancher Ross Frank worries that funding to fight fires in Western communities like Chumstick, Wash., has crowded out important land management work.

Spending To Fight Wildfires At The Expense Of Preventing Them

In Washington state, a community coalition is bringing homeowners, businesses and government together to figure out how best to use what little money there is to protect the land from destruction.

Making Sense Of A Tragedy, One Narrator At A Time

June Reid has lost everyone she loves in one horrifying moment, but she's not the only one grieving. Bill Clegg's new novel tells of June's loss through the voices of those who know and encounter her.

Citizens cast their ballots at the South Shore Park building in Milwaukee on Election Day 2014.

How The Voting Debates Will Be Different In 2015

There are already 1,200 voting bills introduced in state legislatures this year. Many seek to expand early voting, online and mail voting.

Writer Beenish Ahmed reflects on being a "mostly unwanted ambassador" for the only home she's ever known.

Learning — And Unlearning — To Be An 'Ambassador' For Islam

Since she was a little girl, Beenish Ahmed has felt called on to represent all Muslims in an often Islamophobic country. But how?

Costs Of Slipshod Research Methods May Be In The Billions

Up to half of all results from biomedical research laboratories these days can't be replicated by other science teams. Why not? Myriad flubs slow progress in the hunt for cures.

President Obama is condemning the unrest in Baltimore, saying a handful of "criminals" are taking advantage of the situation following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray.

'Criminals' Taking Advantage Of Situation In Baltimore, Obama Says

The president said "there's no excuse for the kind of violence" that has erupted after peaceful protests following the death of a black man who suffered a serious spine injury while in police custody.

The 2,100-person Tijuana municipal police force is one of Mexico's largest. It's also the first in the country to employ body cameras for its officers.

Tijuana Cops Turn On Body Cameras, And Hope To Turn Off Bribery

Police in Mexico are known more for taking bribes than fighting crime. Tijuana's force is now using body cameras and hopes it will show that the public also plays a big role in corruption.

A worker from Downtown San Diego Partnership's Clean and Safe program scrubs city sidewalks, August 18, 2016.

A Decade Later, San Diego’s Living Wage Law Quiets Critics

The city’s experience over the past decade appears to have silenced business leaders who argued that requiring pay well above the minimum wage would kill jobs and put employers out of business.

Purdue University students are testing new software that may track and warn about tornadoes, such as this one which struck Rochelle, Ill., in early April.

Social Media Can Help Track Tornadoes, But Was That Tweet Real?

Researchers at Purdue are using software to mine tweets for data that can help warn that a dangerous storm is approaching. But the data may not always be reliable and analyzing it can be tricky.

The IRS and the Department of Education have the power to make the FAFSA easier without cutting questions. So why haven't they?

The Magic Trick That Could Shorten The FAFSA

The IRS and the Education Department already have the power to make the FAFSA easier without cutting questions. So why haven't they?

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