Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire
Savannah Guthrie’s mother may have been kidnapped. How does law enforcement handle negotiations?
Experts say abductions for ransom are rare, despite dramatic portrayals on TV
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked
Explainer: Why are many Hispanic surnames formed from 2 names and how does that work in the US?
The latest census estimates show more than 68 million people in the U.S. identify as ethnically Hispanic
What to know about Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping and the race to find her
It’s been a week since “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother disappeared from her home in Arizona in what authorities say was a kidnapping
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 13-21-25-52-62, Mega Ball: 19, Megaplier:
The US government says it is falling short on its legal duties to tribal nations
As federal agencies manage millions of acres of land critical to climate adaptation, wildlife, and water supplies, a new government report finds that they are falling short of their legal responsibilities to tribal nations. “In treaties, tribes ceded millions of acres of their territories to the federal government in exchange...
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
Picture the bucolic little town of a fairy tale. At its core stand medieval buildings, a square where folks hawk their goods, and perhaps a well to provide water. Beyond the defensive wall radiate agricultural fields, where people toil to bring grains, fruits, and vegetables to market. Invert that for...
The US lost $35B in clean energy projects last year
For more than a decade, the clean energy economy has been on a steep growth trajectory. Companies have poured billions of dollars into battery manufacturing, solar and wind generation, and electric vehicle plants in the U.S., as solar costs fell sharply and EV sales surged. That momentum is set to...
The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
Kathleen Watts’ flowers bloom much brighter now that the wind no longer blows black. Pulling weeds in the garden outside her redbrick house, she recalled when coal dust would sometimes drift through her quiet corner of northern England, a rolling patchwork of farms and villages under the shadow of what...