Washington state trooper rescues kinkajou from dusty highway rest stop
Merit Street Media | Jul 03, 2024
Tacoma, WA — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what's a kinkajou, anyway?
Tractor Supply ending DEI, climate efforts after conservative backlash online
Merit Street Media | Jul 03, 2024
New York — Tractor Supply is ending an array of corporate diversity and climate efforts, a move coming after weeks of online conservative backlash...
Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they're usually not needed
Merit Street Media | Jul 02, 2024
Colorado — Doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use, researchers...
Amazon reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online content
Merit Street Media | Jul 01, 2024
Seattle — Amazon is reviewing claims that the artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content — including from prominent news sites...
How to avoid the Fourth of July holiday travel rush
Merit Street Media | Jul 01, 2024
Anywhere, USA — The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and the travel rush is already heating up.
Look up! How to spot harmless asteroid zipping past Earth Saturday
Merit Street Media | Jun 29, 2024
The Milky Way — An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend. With the right equipment and timing, you just might spot it.
US miners' union head calls House Republican effort to block silica dust rule 'attack' on workers
Merit Street Media | Jun 28, 2024
Charleston, W.Va. — The head of the national mine workers’ union on Friday condemned what he characterized as an effort by House Republicans to block...
Supreme Court decision allows cities to ban homeless camps
Merit Street Media | Jun 28, 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning...
Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
Merit Street Media | Jun 28, 2024
Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block...
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
Merit Street Media | Jun 28, 2024
Austin, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it...
