President Donald Trump has laid out five objectives for the U.S. in its war with Iran that he said the U.S. is close to achieving as he considers “winding down” the operation
Former guard accused of stomping inmate’s head goes on trial in fatal beating at New York prison
A prosecutor says a former upstate New York prison guard repeatedly stomped on the head of a 22-year-old inmate during a brutal beating by a group of guards
California jury awards woman a total of nearly $60 million after finding that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her in 1972
California jury awards woman a total of nearly $60 million after finding that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her in 1972
Bahrain’s UN proposal calling for ‘all necessary means’ to open Strait of Hormuz faces opposition
A U.N. Security Council resolution calling for countries to use “all necessary means” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open is facing some opposition for raising the possibility of U.N.-backed military action against Iran
Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring
Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings as President Donald Trump faces a tough moment and a growing rift over the war in Iran
Charlie Kirk’s mentor and cheerleading pioneer Jeff Webb dies at 76 after a ‘tragic accident’
Jeff Webb, the founder of Varsity Spirit who helped turn cheerleading into a sport recognized by the International Olympic Committee, has died
Utah Republicans see storing nuclear waste as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’
The Republicans who dominate Utah’s politics — from the legislature to the governor’s mansion — are aggressively pursuing nuclear power, but a problem that had confounded fission supporters over the last century lingers: what to do with all the dangerous waste. Now the state is exploring whether to become a...
A look behind the scenes of what could be Google’s biggest test of carbon capture
This story is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on investigations and feature stories. Rick Wheatley owns a property with about 80 acres in Nebraska’s Otoe County — an area east of Lincoln known for its farmland, apple...
Trump’s $1B payoff to stop offshore wind is even stranger than it sounds
On Monday, President Trump’s Department of the Interior announced that it will refund almost $1 billion to a French multinational oil company. The company, TotalEnergies, had spent that amount during the Biden administration to secure two leases allowing it to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean. The Trump...