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Exchange Exemplar: New Times For Old Grains

Farmer goes organic

A Boston Police Crime Scene Response vehicle is parked on the street outside an apartment building where infant and other human remains were discovered by authorities.

Police find the remains of 4 infants inside a Boston apartment

Police say they discovered "what appeared to be a human fetus or infant" and additional remains at an apartment in South Boston. An autopsy has revealed four infants: two female and two male.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will test the water for contaminants in up to 100 wells for in the highlighted area of southern Deschutes County.

Environmental regulators to test well water for contaminants in Central Oregon

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will be offering free well testing in Deschutes County next year to collect more data for a statewide groundwater contamination study.

Land managers had thinned and burned 3,000-acres of forest, part of the Angel Underburn Project area, returning this patch of trees to healthier conditions more resistant to flames.

Studies show prescribed burns are key to forest resiliency

Scientists are studying old wildfires to find what forest treatments slowed the flames – and what treatments didn’t work so well.

Jesse Lawrence-Weilmann displays a toy rattle, which was recalled over a potential choking hazard.

Recalled and counterfeit toys endanger Oregon consumers

As holiday shopping begins, consumer advocates are warning Oregonians about the dangers of recalled toys.

Law enforcement has used robots to investigate suspicious packages. Now, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is considering a policy proposal that would allow SFPD's robots to use deadly force against a suspect.

San Francisco considers allowing law enforcement robots to use lethal force

From sci-fi to the streets, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors considers a policy proposal on whether the San Francisco Police Department can use robots as a deadly force.

A woman at a protest in Qatar holds up a sign bearing the name of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman whose death in police custody sparked a nationwide protest movement.

The U.S.-Iran World Cup matchup puts a spotlight on Iran's protest movement

Iran's players have at times appeared to show solidarity with the protests, even as they say their focus is football. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and hundreds killed, rights groups say.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill on May 04, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court

The Biden administration wants immigration authorities to focus on threats to public safety, but a lower court said its guidelines went too far. Now the high court is hearing arguments in the case.

beabadoobee: Tiny Desk Concert

The songwriter's grungy dream-pop sound and sweet, sincere voice are perfectly suited to the Tiny Desk.

Nearly two years after the FDA issued a policy denouncing the marketing of fruit-flavored vape juice and other vape products to young people, the products are still widely available in stores. But experts hope that could be about to change.

The chase is on: Regulators are slowly cracking down on vapes aimed at teens

The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?

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