Environmentalists push back against US EPA plan to extend coal plant closings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is facing strong public opposition to its proposed plans to extend closure ... Read More
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China courts South Korea as it pressures Japan over Taiwan
Hours after President Xi Jinping posed for selfies with South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung in Beijing, China sent a very different message to Japan, escalating their dispute by imposing export controls.
The new restrictions ...Read more
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pa. Democratic lawmakers criticize Trump's Jan. 6 rioter pardons on anniversary of Capitol attack
Five years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Gov. Josh Shapiro and other Pennsylvania Democrats on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by sharply criticizing President Donald Trump.
Trump, who...Read more
A court ruling that let teachers tell parents about a child's 'gender incongruity' is paused
A court order giving California teachers full freedom to tell parents about their child's gender identity at school is on hold after an appellate panel blocked it from going into immediate effect.
Had the three-member ...Read more
Trump says Venezuela to send US up to 50 million barrels of oil
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Venezuela would send the United States as much as 50 million barrels of oil, declaring it would be sold with the proceeds to benefit both countries.
“I am pleased to announce ...Read more
Trump says Venezuela will 'turn over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to US
President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to turn over between 30 million and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, an unexpected sign of the rapidly evolving ...Read more
Minnesota Republican lawmakers to testify on fraud before U.S. House panel
Three Republican members of the Minnesota House are set to testify Wednesday morning before the U.S. House Oversight Committee for a hearing on fraud and misuse of federal funds.
Rep. Kirstin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, the ...Read more
They shipped high-powered ammo, guns to Haiti from Miami, federal prosecutors say
Months after authorities in the Dominican Republic intercepted a Haiti-bound cache of ammunition and firearms, including a high-powered military-grade machine gun, three Floridians are now facing federal charges for their ...Read more
Amy Schumer files for divorce
Amy Schumer has filed for divorce from Chris Fischer.
The Trainwreck actress announced last month she had split from the 45-year-old chef - with whom she has six-year-old son Gene - and now New York County court records ...Read more
Kevin Hart sells rights to his name
Kevin Hart has signed away the rights to his name.
The Jumanji actor has agreed a contract with Authentic Brands Group - who already have branding deals with the likes of Shaquille O'Neal, David Beckham and the estate of ...Read more
Sydney Sweeney befriended a ghost
Sydney Sweeney believes she was friends with a ghost.
The Housemaid actress had an imaginary pal when she was a child but "creeped out" her mom when it emerged the person she was seeing in the playground had died years ...Read more
California judge weighs whether First Amendment lawsuit against Trump officials can proceed
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Lawyers clashed Tuesday in a federal courtroom in San Jose over whether student newspaper The Stanford Daily can proceed with a First Amendment lawsuit alleging the Trump administration used ...Read more
Trump won't rule out military force to acquire Greenland
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won’t rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland, the White House said, ramping up tension with fellow NATO member Denmark over a dispute that’s surged back into ...Read more
As Mayor Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Tisch tout drops in city's crime, unclear how their policy differences will play out
NEW YORK — As NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Tuesday announced the city just saw its safest year since the department began keeping modern-day crime stats in 1994, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, standing by her side, didn’t...Read more
NC Sen. Thom Tillis pushes to hang plaque in Capitol honoring Jan. 6 law enforcement
WASHINGTON — North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced a plan Tuesday afternoon to ensure that a plaque is hung in the U.S. Capitol to honor the law enforcement who responded to the attack on the building on ...Read more
Minnesota queer legislators, advocates band together to protect gender-affirming care
A flurry of federal actions in President Donald Trump’s second term has transgender Minnesotans wondering whether they will continue to exist in public life.
Rollbacks on the liberties of transgender people have been a ...Read more
Special election for Greene's seat in Georgia set for March 6
WASHINGTON — The special election to succeed former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia will take place on March 6, according to an order signed Tuesday by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Greene, a onetime ally of ...Read more
What Trump's vow to withhold federal childcare funding means in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders accused President Trump of unleashing a political vendetta after he announced plans to freeze roughly $10 billion in federal funding for child care and social services ...Read more
Massachusetts deaths from flu rises to four children, with two Boston deaths under two years old
Boston reported two children have died related to the flu this season Tuesday, the first pediatric flu-associated deaths in the city since 2013, bringing total related deaths Massachusetts children up to four.
“We’ve ...Read more
Trump warns he'll be impeached if Republicans lose midterms
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump implored Republicans to turn around their political fortunes ahead of November’s midterm elections, warning that if Democrats retake control of Congress, he would be impeached for a ...Read more
Chevron lines up 11 ships as Venezuela's dark fleet vanishes
A small fleet of ships booked by Chevron Corp. is sailing to Venezuela as the company emerges as the only exporter of the country’s oil following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces.
Chevron is poised...Read more
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