Emergency and disaster management briefing for August 4, 2017: Major disaster declaration issued for Michigan; fire erupts in one of the world’s tallest buildings; and other news.
Emergency and disaster management briefing for July 21, 2017: An earthquake strikes Greece and Turkey killing at least two – and other news.
Emergency and disaster management briefing for March 8, 2017: A CSX freight train collides with a full passenger bus in Mississippi, Jewish communities again targeted in a series of bomb threats and more news.
A recent study led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Ala Khazendar revealed that the Larsen B Ice Shelf may be gone before the end of this decade.
A new ‘megacartel’ named Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) poses a huge problem from a security standpoint near the California-Mexico border.
With a new presidential election on the horizon, there is a growing group of candidates vying for the nation’s leading office. One of the main issues of discussion is the problem with illegal aliens, specifically those from Mexico. Some candidates would order deportation of all aliens and others would abolish citizenship rights for children born of illegal aliens. Based on these proposals, it seems that these candidates have little working knowledge of immigration law. AMU professor Gary Minor discusses laws and the Supreme Court rulings that impact citizenship.
Marijuana has historically been used for recreational, medicinal and spiritual reasons, and today it remains the most widely used illicit drug in the world. APU’s Dr. Mandy Milot discusses the history of the legalization of marijuana around the country, as well as the health and social challenges such legislation creates.
There is no denying the fact that the world we know is rapidly changing. It’s difficult for even the most technologically adept individuals to keep up with all the advancements in technology. While some of us may not want to accept these changes, they often cannot be avoided and become requirements of our jobs. There was recently an