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Debbie Willson holds a photo of her son, Adam Willson, who died in June 2024. Debbie is sure his death was influenced by heat, but his death certificate doesn't mention it. Such omissions are common nationwide and result in an undercount of the impact of heat, an investigation from NPR and Boston University finds.

He died of 'natural causes.' But his mother says she knows what killed him: heat

When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States.

Transparency, or "performative listening": Why a public hearing on a Michigan data center is so controversial

A public hearing is scheduled as DTE Energy tries to fast-track approval for its plan to provide power for a massive new data center. Michigan's utility regulator calls it transparency. The state attorney general calls it "performative listening."

State regulators say DTE's reliability much improved, approve $242.4 million electric rate hike

DTE Energy customers will pay a little more than 4.5% percent more for electricity, beginning in March. The Michigan Public Service Commission is defending the rate hike in part due to the utility's recent improvements in reliability.

Supporters of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong cheer at her election night party on Tuesday in Madison. Hong, a self-described democratic socialist, narrowly lost the primary.

These swing voters in Nevada say they are not dismissing socialist candidates

In online focus groups, 10 of 12 Biden-to-Trump voters said they wouldn't automatically think negatively of a politician who identifies with socialism.

People walk in Tehran's traditional main bazaar, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news

Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.

There are a few ways to reduce pesticide residue on fruits and veggies. At the very least, scientists say, don’t skip the step of rinsing them.

Yes, there's pesticide on your fruits and veggies. Here's what scientists say you should do

Hundreds of pesticides are legal, but that doesn’t mean that their impacts on health are fully understood. Cleaning produce before eating it reduces your exposure.

Trump says the U.S. is in talks with Iran to end the war, which Iran denies

Trump said the U.S. will postpone any strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, even as Israel continued hitting Tehran and Iran warned it could retaliate across the Gulf.

"There's a time and place for confrontation and there's a time and place to just let it pass you by," Williams says. "But overall, my issues are with power and with people's relationship to power."

Saul Williams opens a portal between politics and possibility

The unflinching multidisciplinary artist has long welcomed new challenges. With the release of a new album and a new book, he embraces the role his career has been building toward: investigative poet.

Leah Ruppanner's new book, Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More, busts pervasive cultural myths that keep a woman's mental load heavy.

Want to lighten your mental load? First, let go of these gender myths

"Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace.

MilkShake Factory, Maroons Creamery and Hey Yogurt are among the many dessert shops in downtown Ridgewood, N.J., which is seeing a shift from retail to services.

Here's how gyms, salons and ice cream are changing America's Main Streets

Shoppers' changing habits are fueling a major shift in what types of businesses are occupying storefronts.

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