Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Municipalities statewide face a looming 2037 federal deadline to replace all lead-contaminated water lines, a process complicated by funding and bandwidth Each lead pipe in Albany, like this one on ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — City leaders announced an expansion of the Lead-Safe Columbus program, a major infrastructure effort aimed at replacing tens of thousands of aging water service lines across ...

When technology reporter Alex Heath has a scoop, he sits down at his computer and speaks into a microphone. He’s not talking to a human colleague—Heath went independent on Substack last year—he’s ...

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NASA announced ambitious long-range plans Tuesday to spend $20 billion over the next seven years to build a moon base near the lunar south pole featuring habitats, pressurized rovers and nuclear power ...

The city received a grant from The Recycling Partnership, which will provide more than 28,000 new carts. The city will begin rolling out new carts in May, with collections starting in June. Image ...

Hazleton has become the first police department in Luzerne County to join a program to assist federal immigration agents. Mayor Jeff Cusat and Police Chief Brian Schoonmaker said joining the 287(g) ...

In June, the Trump administration nevertheless launched airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program. And today, it might strike Iran again over its nuclear ambitions — this time despite President ...

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AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery. By Carl Zimmer In 2024, two scientists from Google DeepMind ...