Flood Insurance Costs Are Set to Skyrocket for Some
In 2019, FEMA said it would instead price flood insurance based on the particular risks facing each individual property, a change the agency called “Risk...
Sherwood Boehlert, a G.O.P Moderate in the House, Dies at 84
After serving in the Army, he graduated from Utica College in 1961 and managed public relations for the Wyandotte Chemical Company.Lured into politics as a...
2021 Lasker Awards Honor Work in mRNA Vaccines, Neuroscience and More
The Lasker awards for 2021, announced Friday, were given to scientists whose work was crucial for Covid-19 vaccines, scientists who discovered how to control the...
The C.E.O. Other C.E.O.s Turn to for Advice
For companies, that means three things. First, we have to acknowledge the mental and emotional stress of people and provide resources and support and recognize...
The Future Is Knocking on Australia’s Door
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. This week’s issue is written by Damien Cave, the Australia bureau chief.When I sat...
Federal Panel Recommends Booster Shots, Opening New Campaign Against the Virus
An influential scientific panel on Thursday opened a new front in the campaign against the coronavirus, recommending booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine for...
Boosters for Moderna and J.&J. Recipients Not Up for Debate at C.D.C. Panel
A committee of scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Thursday to recommend booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine...
Biden Administration Makes First Major Move to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Environmental groups described the new regulation as critical to putting the United States on a path to cut emissions 50 percent to 52 percent from...
Ancient Footprints Push Back Date of Human Arrival in the Americas
Ancient human footprints preserved in the ground across the White Sands National Park in New Mexico are astonishingly old, scientists reported on Thursday, dating back...
What’s A ‘Race-Free’ Approach to Diagnosing Kidney Disease?
A scientific task force on Thursday called for jettisoning a common measure of kidney function that adjusts results by race, providing different assessments for Black...