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Health advice on social media: How to vet claims
Health and wellness advice is available in abundance on social media — from trendy to informative to straight-up disinformation — and you're far from alone in seeing it.
May 94 min read


Rejecting church and state separation on wish list for Trump's religious liberty commission
That report is still in the works, but commissioners had an opportunity to describe their wish lists during their most recent meeting in April. There was little dissent as the commissioners, most drawn from Trump’s base of conservative Christian supporters, covered the items they want in the report.
May 95 min read


Canvas system used by thousands of schools, including JSD, is back online after a cyberattack disrupted studies
Juneau School District uses system for grade 7-12 students; statement says ‘no indication that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers, or financial information were involved.’
May 83 min read


Trump’s FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster support
A council meant to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency proposed Thursday a series of long-awaited changes to the disaster recovery body that stop short of the administration’s promises to dismantle it, but could reduce the number of disasters the federal government supports and the amount of money it doles out.
May 74 min read


Six months after Halong, typhoon survivors tell senators Alaska villages need more than disaster aid
Hearings on Kipnuk and Kwigillingok exposed FEMA delays, relocation gaps and growing calls for a federal climate migration framework.
May 75 min read


Healthcare costs top of mind for voters as midterms approach, survey finds
Voters, including those within the Make America Healthy Again movement, say the rising cost of healthcare is a significant concern that will have an impact on whom they support in November’s midterm elections, according to a poll released Wednesday by KFF.
May 62 min read


$1B for Trump’s ballroom sought by GOP senators, citing security
U.S. Senate Republicans released a roughly $70 billion spending package Monday night that will keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol operating for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term without any of the new constraints Democrats have demanded.
May 53 min read


How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive
A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar.
May 44 min read


Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive power
When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president's mass deportation effort.
May 26 min read


Federal court blocks abortion pill from distribution by mail
In the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common ways to end early pregnancies, by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions.
May 23 min read


Global May Day protests target costs tied to Iran war
Activists worldwide gathered for May Day rallies and street protests Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war.
May 14 min read


Nine Native American tribes sue US Forest Service over approval of drilling at sacred site
Nine Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit against the US Forest Service over its approval of a graphite drilling project near Pe’ Sla, a site in the Black Hills that holds cultural and spiritual significance for Native Americans.
May 13 min read
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