A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights Act
US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military says that it conducted two more strikes Thursday against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people
South Sudanese army officer and soldiers arrested over death of UN staff member
A United Nations staff member has been found dead in South Sudan after being taken into custody by security personnel
Jury says Johnson & Johnson owes $65.5M to woman with cancer who used talcum powder
A Minnesota jury has awarded $65.5 million to a woman who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developing mesothelioma
Advocates raise alarms after Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of obstruction
Defenders of a Wisconsin judge found guilty of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal officers are raising alarms about judicial independence and say they hope the conviction will be overturned on appeal
One word sums up climate politics in 2025: Greenlash
The years leading up to 2025 were marked by a rare optimism that the United States would finally do something about climate change. Former president Joe Biden called the crisis an “enormous opportunity,” and during his term, Congress passed the biggest climate law in the country’s history. It felt like...
Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
An arctic wind cut across Prudhoe Bay, sending spindrifts swirling as Energy Secretary Chris Wright stepped onto a podium hastily erected among oil wells and pump stations. The gray summer sunlight scattered over ice-rimmed ponds, shadows gathering in the hollows of low heaves and stretching over the tundra. But the...
Thomas Frank talks sense but Tottenham’s lack of style has supporters worried
Dane wants time but before Saturday’s match against Liverpool, faithful are frustrated by stodgy performances There are plenty of well-known checkpoints in the life cycle of a Tottenham manager and we have reached one with Thomas Frank. It is the pleading for time bit. “If nobody gets this, nobody will...
‘A great night for golf’: McIlroy hails Spoty success after individual and team awards
McIlroy: ‘Hopefully golf can build upon this’ ‘To get public’s recognition is really cool,’ says Fleetwood Moments before Rory McIlroy was named BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year, and the cream of British sport rose to applaud him, a nervy thought raced through his mind. “I was, like, not an...
Proud Welshman Sam Thomas eyes National glory after Steel Ally’s Ascot romp
The trainer has his string in excellent form and saddles two fancied runners at Chepstow next weekend Sam Thomas has his string in excellent form going into the busy Christmas programme and he saddled his fourth winner from only seven runners in December as Steel Ally registered an impressive success...