States across the country are pushing to cut property taxes as homeowners complain about rising bills
Police seek 2 suspects after sleeping man is set on fire near New York’s Penn Station
Police are searching for two suspects believed to have set a sleeping man on fire near New York’s Penn Station
Rhode Island AG to unveil long-awaited report on Diocese of Providence clergy abuse
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is releasing a report on child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 07-21-53-54-62, Mega Ball: 16, Megaplier:
GOP challenger Steve Toth ousts Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Texas primary
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas has lost his reelection bid in a GOP primary election to a conservative state lawmaker from Conroe
After a hurricane, extreme heat poses a serious threat to recovery workers
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Weather-wise, the days after a hurricane tears through are often gorgeous: sunny, cloudless, calm. But the risks aren’t over once the flooding recedes and the wind is no longer hurling debris. Heat can pose a...
After a lawsuit, USDA agrees to share climate risk data with farmers
Shortly after President Donald Trump took office last January, employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture were reportedly instructed to flag and delete any webpages that mentioned climate change — including resources used by farmers to prepare for extreme weather. In response, a group of environmental and agricultural nonprofits sued the...
Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.
The Canadian oil pipeline giant Enbridge will pay Wisconsin law enforcement for riot suits, training, and hours spent policing protests, according to an agreement approved by two counties last week. The secretive arrangement offers an uncapped funding source to local sheriffs as the company prepares for disruptive, Indigenous-led resistance to...
‘We back ourselves in one-offs’: Black Caps plan revenge against South Africa
Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand side face their T20 World Cup group-stage conquerers in an intriguing semi-final In Colombo on Saturday New Zealand’s players and staff gathered in small groups at various locations around the city. One assembled in a beachside bar overlooking the Laccadive Sea, where they shared snacks, nursed...
Racing’s crisis intensifies with tracks on verge of civil war after Allen quits BHA
Labour peer leaves sport facing governance troubles Major tracks call for urgent review of their association A grouping that includes most of Britain’s major racecourses on Tuesday fired the opening shot in what could prove to be a civil war involving the country’s tracks, following confirmation by the British ÂHorseracing...