CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard stretched into a second day Sunday, with authorities saying the man could be anywhere by now. Francisco Oropeza, 38, fled after the shooting Friday night that left five [...]
JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press
I’ve driven over to Eckert’s Family Farms in Bellville, IL, during their PYO time of the year. (That’s Pick Your Own.) I’ve been for apple pickin’, peach pickin’, pumpkin pickin’, and, most recently, their asparagus wingding. This weekend (April 29 & 30) the Eckerts opened their fields from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for those...
A grand jury and the EPA have cited potential disposal problems, and activists are fighting new injection wells. Yet the gas industry claims fracking is essential for the state’s economic health and that most of its wastewater is safely recycled.
If you're interested in a new family pet, Sunday is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. According to the ASPCA, more than 6 million animals enter shelters in the U.S. every year.
In the New York Times Magazine this weekend David Wallace-Wells has an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci. I knew David a little bit when I was at the Washington Monthly and I've followed him with admiration ever since, so I was surprised at how combative the interview was. In one sense, David was just asking ...continue reading "Two takeaways from an interview with Dr. Fauci"