Archives for July 2022

Gas prices are continuing their summertime slide with double-digit reductions in New Jersey and around the nation amid a decline in demand and a drop in oil prices. … [Read more...] about Gas prices continue slide amid declines in demand, oil price

The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, a declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines. … [Read more...] about UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency

Mary Smith had a plan: She was going to serve as a member of a corporate board. She already had the resume. Smith is an attorney, and she had worked as the chief executive officer for the U.S. Indian Health Service, a $6 billion-a-year operation. … [Read more...] about Indigenous representation lacking on U.S. corporate boards

On the top floor of a modest two-story brick building near the shore of Lake Superior, the executive director of northern Minnesota's only abortion clinic flits from room to room, checking in patients, fielding phone calls from people seeking appointments and handling billing questions from those struggling to pay. … [Read more...] about Minnesota abortion clinic braces for tide of out-of-staters

A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California's largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses. … [Read more...] about Thousands ordered to flee California wildfire near Yosemite