There are fascinating and useful treasure troves of data out there, and APIs let you get at them. Here’s a look at the wide ...

A new study shows that the world's most damaging wildfires are happening four times more often now compared to the 1980s.

HPD called ICE 107 times since Trump took office — mostly after traffic stops — as policy on administrative warrants fuels fear among immigrants.

More than half of Harris County commissioners’ contributions of $1,000 or more in a six-month span were made by individuals ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Pennsylvania is due to receive US$2.2 billion dollars from the national opioid settlements, and a new database shows the public where ... residents ought to know about the spending ...

Researchers show AI can tackle complex environmental issues, from material screening to pollution modeling and health risk ...

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The U.S. Sentencing Commission provides detailed data on every person convicted of federal crimes since 2013. The database is large ... The average sentence for people who did get jail time was 21 ...

Like prairies, most native wetlands, savannahs, and forests have also been degraded or destroyed. Their future depends on ...

In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. Today, in the era of misinformation, addictive algorithms, and extractive ...

Nicole Silva, a preschool teacher who lives in Sanford, Colorado, had her wages garnished for an ambulance bill from when her ...

In Buffalo, Albany, New York City, and along the Canadian border, detained migrants are waiting longer and longer in ...