Top civil rights leaders are suing California for climate policies they say disproportionately harm its poorest residents, particularly Latinos and African Americans. The lawsuit alleges that “the most staggering, unlawful, and racist components of the…
Opinion: It’s been nearly two years since Donald Trump won enough Electoral College votes to become president of the United States. On the day after, in my concession speech, I said, “We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.” I hoped that my fea…
The US Air Force set out to return to Cold War numbers by growing nearly 25% and taking on hundreds more planes to form an additional 74 squadrons, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced on Monday. The US Air Force, which typically acquires aircr…
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa signed with SpaceX to fly around the moon on the company’s next generation rocket, CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday.
Alexandra Petri: “If somebody can be brought down by accusations like this, then you, me, every man certainly should be worried.” — A lawyer close to the White House, speaking to Politico. Look, who among us? If, apparently, a single alleged assault a…
President Donald Trump has moved to immediately release a tranche of former FBI Director James Comey’s text messages and declassify 20 pages of a surveillance application that targeted former campaign adviser Carter Page, his latest offensive against a…
The Trump administration has slammed the brakes on bringing refugees to the US. At the end of its first full fiscal year, new government data shows, the administration is falling way short of the expectations it set for resettling refugees — which wer…
The US is imposing new tariffs on $200bn (£150bn) worth of Chinese goods as it escalates its trade war with Beijing. The higher import taxes will apply to more than 5,000 items, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far. Handbags, rice and te…
According to Heavy.com, Mark Judge, the friend who was reportedly named in the letter by Christine Blasey Ford, said he kept a diary. Heavy.com shows a “A deleted post from Mark Judge’s Facebook page” that has a photo of a black book with the words “1…
The reactions from many Republicans to (the Ford allegation) is a reminder to women about where that party stands on these kinds of issues. For example, there is the immediate attempt to deny the allegations and find something to discredit the accuser….
Coke said in a statement Monday that it is “closely watching” the growth of CBD, a non-psychoactive component in marijuana, as an ingredient in what it called functional wellness beverages. “There is so much happening in this area right now and we thin…
Fareed Zakaria: For several years now, scholars have argued that the world is experiencing a “democratic recession.” They have noted that the movement of countries toward democracy has slowed or stopped and even, in some places, reversed. They also not…
In the summer of 2016, a Facebook group called “Secure Borders” began fanning the flames of rumors that a young girl had been raped at knifepoint by Syrian refugees in Twin Falls, Idaho. The group accused government officials, including the prosecutor …
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that there is “no doubt” that Moscow is funding pro-Russian groups to influence a referendum on changing the country’s name later this month, which could lead to NATO and EU membership. “They have transfer…
Ortiz, a 10-year veteran of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is being held on four counts of murder, as well as one count each of evading arrest or detention, unlawful restraint — expose to serious bodily injury, and aggravated assault with a deadl…
The morning after the presidential election in November 2016, Annie Weaver, like millions around the country, was in a stupor. “I remember coming to work that day and I stopped at the Wawa and I didn’t even make eye contact with people, because I could…
Freddie Oversteegen, the last remaining member of the Netherlands’ most famous female resistance cell, died Sept. 5, one day before her 93rd birthday. She was 14 when she joined the Dutch resistance, though with her long, dark hair in braids she looked…
Jeff Flake once said Donald Trump didn’t deserve to win the presidency. He later wrote the book, literally, on why Trump is destroying the GOP.Now Flake holds the keys to a Supreme Court confirmation Trump prizes dearly — and could soon yank them away.
Every year, the stats and analytics firm Harris Insights & Analytics releases its EquiTrend study identifying the best brands out there. After surveying more than 77,000 people, covering over 3,000 brands, Harris this year determined that Taco Bell is …
Communications devices have taken over our pockets and our wrists, but soon the gadgets may go even deeper. Patrick Tucker at Defense One reports that the Air Force has signed a $10 million deal with a California company to continue development of a co…
Imagine if one day Jennifer Lawrence was walking the red carpet in Los Angeles and the next she vanished completely with no word about where she was. It might sound ludicrous, or terrifying, but it’s the reality in China, where one of the country’s mos…
Some folks have trouble with that line between hopeless romantic and creepy stalker. Canadian college student Carlos Zetina managed to walk it so deftly that he’s become a celebrity for the lengths he took to reconnect with a woman he met last week at …
Long read but well worth the effort. Punctures a ton of myths about poverty. An example: “This imbalanced economy explains why America’s poverty rate has remained consistent over the past several decades, even as per capita welfare spending has increas…
In some states, formerly incarcerated people are sent bills, and in others they are charged fines (sometimes called legal financial obligations, or LFOs). Some states collect the cost of incarcerating someone through windfall statues, grabbing any inhe…
In some states, formerly incarcerated people are sent bills, and in others they are charged fines (sometimes called legal financial obligations, or LFOs). Some states collect the cost of incarcerating someone through windfall statues, grabbing any inhe…
Saudi authorities are seeking the death penalty for three prominent clerics, testing the unwritten code that has kept the kingdom’s rulers in power. But Saudi clerics have long been a power unto themselves, with fame and influence beyond that of others…
Saudi authorities are seeking the death penalty for three prominent clerics, testing the unwritten code that has kept the kingdom’s rulers in power. But Saudi clerics have long been a power unto themselves, with fame and influence beyond that of others…
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Florence have caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station outside Wilmington, North Carolina, Duke Energy officials confirmed. Duke spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said Saturday evening that abo…
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Florence have caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station outside Wilmington, North Carolina, Duke Energy officials confirmed. Duke spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said Saturday evening that abo…
Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in sub…
Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in sub…
“This is, I believe, is not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning for Donald Trump,” Eisen, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump, told ABC News’s This Week on Sunday. “We have seen a new chapter. He is not going to survive Manafort…
“This is, I believe, is not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning for Donald Trump,” Eisen, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump, told ABC News’s This Week on Sunday. “We have seen a new chapter. He is not going to survive Manafort…
Let’s talk to the guy who drew up with the most shocking trick play of the year and the guy who scored on it. You have probably already seen the 90-yard punt return touchdown North Texas put on Arkansas on Saturday, en route to a 44-17 destruction of t…
Let’s talk to the guy who drew up with the most shocking trick play of the year and the guy who scored on it. You have probably already seen the 90-yard punt return touchdown North Texas put on Arkansas on Saturday, en route to a 44-17 destruction of t…
Al Saracevic: Some people call them “revenue games.” Others call them “paycheck” or “cupcake” games. Some refer to their opponents as “patsies.” Every year, dozens of absurd mismatches appear on the college football schedule, pitting lesser programs ag…
Archaeologists have found what they believe is the world’s oldest site for alcohol production, a study said Thursday, adding the beer-like beverage may have been served in ceremonies some 13,000 years ago. The site is located in the Raqefet cave south …
Over the past decade, both the United States and Europe have made major strides in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions at home. That trend is often held up as a sign of progress in the fight against climate change. But those efforts look a lot less…
Federal officials previously announced that the government has a system for sending messages to all cellphone users in the event of a serious weather situation or other emergency. On Thursday, the government plans to test that system. So expect to rece…
Politico first reported that Bush held a closed-door event Wednesday morning in Fort Worth for Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, and will host a similar gathering next week in Dallas for Rep. Pete Sessions, the Republican who serves as Bush’s congressman….
Middle-class income rose to the highest recorded levels in 2017 and the national poverty rate declined as the benefits of the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans, the U.S. Census reported Wednesday. This Washington Post story also poin…
At a small solar observatory tucked away in the woods of a national forest here, scientists and other personnel were commanded last week to leave at once. A week later, the facility remains vacant, and no one is willing to say why. The mysterious and l…
Former GOP mega-donor Seth Klarman urged voters to support Democrats in the coming midterm elections and said in a recent interview that he believes “democracy is at stake.” “One of the reasons I’m willing to come out of my shell and talk to you is bec…
Forget the prophecies saying overpopulation will starve the planet. The human race is approaching the point where it’s no longer reproducing enough to expand the global headcount. In the world’s biggest economies — the U.S., China, Japan and Germany -…
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports as early as Monday, a senior administration official told Reuters on Saturday. The tariff level will probably be about 10 percent, the Wall Street Jo…
Worried an electric car won’t have enough range for your 25-mile commute? Got range anxiety? Well, step aside. Sylvia Wilson has driven her Model S 75kW the entire perimeter of Australia. The fully electric saloon covered a ridiculous 20,396 kilometers…