By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s free health care program for adults who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid may have improperly awarded $15 million in benefits-related payments to recipients, according to a recent audit of the state-administered federal program. The “questionable” funding was revealed this week in a 124-page … Read more
Fossil of Archiaspinus, a member of the Ediacaran biota. Credit: Masahiro Miyasaka / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Newly discovered fossil remains in southwestern China are pushing back the known origins of animals and providing new insights into how complex life first arose on Earth. Researchers say these fossils show that many major animal … Read more
Funding has finally been put toward state reconstruction of the main Deer Isle Causeway, which connects the island to the mainland via Route 15, but that doesn’t mean the town’s causeway problems are over. As well as the main causeway, another smaller causeway connecting Sunshine Island to the rest of Deer Isle is also at … Read more
Release date February 4, 2026 – 10:02 GMT+2 Pipes burst, doors and windows warp, and homes are left with large cracks. advertisement advertisement These threats face more than 12 million properties in France as heat-trapping gases continue to bake the planet and accelerate extreme weather events. Human-induced climate change is exacerbating a phenomenon called clay … Read more