The Supreme Court confronts a national headache: What to do with the growing pile of nuclear waste
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico
Continue ReadingLatest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption features vigorous lava fountain
A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island again
Continue ReadingTrump administration again labels the Houthis a ‘foreign terrorist organization’
The State Department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by President Donald Trump
Continue ReadingRobert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday
Continue ReadingCalifornia Highway Patrol blames drugs, speeding for Cybertruck crash that killed 3
The California Highway Patrol says drug use and excessive speed were factors in last year’s fiery crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college students near San Francisco
Continue ReadingRepublicans target 4 ‘sanctuary’ cities as Trump pushes mass deportations
Republicans in Congress are taking aim at four cities over their policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement under Preident Donald Trump's administation
Continue ReadingMushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before
Continue ReadingTrump’s tariff tactics carry higher economic risks than during his first term
When Donald Trump started the biggest trade war since the 1930s in his first term, his impulsive combination of threats and import taxes on U.S. trading partners created chaos, generated drama -- and drew criticism from mainstream economists who favor…
Continue ReadingCrowds protest near Vermont ski resort where JD Vance planned vacation with family
Crowds protesting Vice President JD Vance the day after an Oval Office blowout over Ukraine lined roadways Saturday near a Vermont ski resort where he planned to vacation with his family
Continue ReadingIllinois man accused of deadly mass shooting at July 4th parade faces trial 3 years after attack
Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of a man accused of opening fire on a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and killing seven people in 2022
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