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In many cities, the school bus network constitutes the largest mass transit system by far, and it is experiencing some similar problems. Like many transit agencies, the yellow bus serves …

Jul 9, 2025 · He went, and he came home. But over the July 4 weekend in Texas, the Guadalupe River swelled and killed at least 110, including 28 children, with more than 160 people still …

Jul 24, 2025 · Flooding is getting more frequent, extreme, and hard to predict—and most of us are dangerously unaware of its risks.

Jun 10, 2025 · Waymo and Tesla offer competing—and potentially bleak—futures for self-driving cars in society.

Jan 10, 2023 · How Police Actually Cracked the Idaho Killings Case Investigators used forensic genealogy to zero in on suspect Bryan Kohberger. But they aren’t saying so.

Jun 4, 2025 · Nothing unites everyone on the internet quite like a shared villain, but the woman who sang “I Kissed a Girl” certainly seemed like an unlikely candidate. No longer! It’s pretty …

Nov 18, 2025 · Republicans who filed this lawsuit have brought the wrong evidence to court.