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Month: June 2023

Groundwater extraction is a significant factor in the tilting of Earth's rotational axis

Humans pump so much groundwater that Earth’s axis has shifted, study finds

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Humans’ unquenchable thirst for groundwater has sucked so much liquid from subsurface reserves that it’s affecting Earth’s tilt, according to a new study. Groundwater provides drinking water for people and livestock, and it helps with crop irrigation when rain is scarce. However, the new research shows that persistent groundwater

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Planned Parenthood of the Pacific reacts to one-year mark of Roe v. Wade overturn

The Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade reached its one year mark on Saturday, prompting President Biden to take executive action. “the president issued a third executive order focused on strengthening access to affordable high quality contraception,” says Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary. The order includes protection for family planning services and

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Police are seen at the location of an apparent triple homicide in Newton

Massachusetts man arrested and charged with triple homicide after 3 family members found dead at home, officials say

WCVB By Rob Frehse and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a triple homicide after three relatives were found dead inside a home in Newton, Massachusetts, on Sunday morning, including a couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, officials said. Newton resident Christopher Ferguson, 41, pleaded not

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