Rebecca Worby
Pacific Standard
Paonia, CO, United States
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Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
The vaquita population continues to dwindle, a seesaw spans the U.S.–Mexico border, and Benjamins outnumber Washingtons. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Facebook faces a record-breaking fine, Ole Miss students pose with guns in front of an Emmett Till memorial, and an asteroid passes "impressively close" to the Earth. → Read More
Mueller's Testimony Doesn't Give Either Party What It Wants
And research shows that both Democrats and Republicans likely only heard what they wanted to hear. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A few people return home to Paradise, California, a federal court upholds a voting rights decision in a Utah county, and a city in Florida weaponizes "Baby Shark." → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Trump's abortion "gag rule" can proceed, rising seas cause more high-tide flooding, and NASA celebrates the 4,000th exoplanet discovery with an animation. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Alabama prosecutors drop charges against Marshae Jones, Facebook will ban anti-voting ads, and the Oscars may be getting a little less white. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
The Trump administration is keeping quiet on some climate change findings, a Straight Pride Parade moves forward in Boston, and neo-Nazis face a sobering event in a German town. → Read More
Do Debates Change Voters' Minds? Here's What the Research Says.
As 20 Democratic contenders face off this week, here's a look at some stories from our archives that offer insight into the format. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Gavin Newsom apologizes to Native Americans, lawmakers hear a debate over black lung and regulations, Boaty McBoatface is teaching us about climate change. → Read More
A Huge Cross Can Remain on Public Land in Maryland
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Bladensburg Cross, a World War I monument, has effectively become secular. → Read More
A Supreme Court Decision Could Have Implications for Social Media Free Speech
The court ruled that First Amendment protections don't apply to a corporation that operates a public access channel in New York. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Prosecutors drop Flint charges, FEMA is short-staffed, and Illinois affirms women's reproductive rights. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
New Hampshire says live free or serve life in prison, more controlled burns could help the West, and the Blackfeet bison herd is growing. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
An emissions mystery is solved, Siri contributes to gender bias, and tiny microbes could eat away at our ocean litter problem. → Read More
Washington State Legalizes Composting of Human Remains
It's the first state to allow the practice, which is intended to be a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial or cremation. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A Gulf of Mexico oil spill is contained, PG&E did start the Camp Fire, and Taiwan says yes to same-sex marriage. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Instagram will warn users about anti-vax content, drilling plans for California are moving forward, and penguin poop is good for biodiversity. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Michigan's voting maps will get a makeover, a judge makes a call on a domestic terrorism case, and a parrot may be party to a crime. → Read More
Opioids, Renewable Energy, and Fireballs: Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Doctors are caught in an illicit opioid scheme, Washington State moves toward renewable energy, and a fireball lights up the Mid-Atlantic. → Read More
Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Prisons in Washington State may be blocking book donations, air pollution is shortening lives, and a four-legged whale skeleton provides evolutionary clues. → Read More