It's called parametric insurance, it offers protection for climate-related wage losses and it's gaining ground in India.

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This week, the City of Oakland closed its Wood Street “community cabin” site: A transitional housing program for unhoused ...

Federal tax credits for rooftop solar, heat pumps and other energy-efficient technologies are going away at the end of the ...

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the ...

The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President ...

The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than ...

In Colombia, drug gangs are waging a new kind of war — by air. Armed with cheap drones, they're targeting rivals in a ...

At our recent live broadcast at the San Francisco Public Library, we discussed universal healthcare in California and resources at the state and local levels.

Seesawing tariffs and turbulent financial markets are playing out on social media feeds, impacting the multibillion-dollar influencer industry in what could be a new recession indicator.

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With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.