A federal judicial panel has allowed a new Tennessee congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis
Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat
Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around a coastal Maine community and as far away as New Zealand in support of a 6-year-old autistic girl and her love of the colorful creations
New York Police Department investigates 2 stabbings as possible hate crimes
A man has been arrested after police said he stabbed two men in separate, nonfatal attacks on Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court is not a rubber stamp for Trump
Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court may be deeply conservative but it is not simply a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump
Wisconsin governor calls for transparency after Madison officer fatally shoots man with knife
The police shooting death of a man with a knife has roiled a Wisconsin city and prompted the governor to call for transparency and accountability in any investigation
The deadly experiment that could save the American elm
After more than a decade of nurturing, it had come time to infect this 28-acre grove of American elms with a disease that would almost certainly kill them. Dressed in hunter-green muck boots, grey pants, and a brown Nature Conservancy T-shirt, Gus Goodwin knelt down to give the first tree...
How war in Myanmar is driving a deadly rare earth mining boom
When Min left the hot, dusty plains of central Myanmar for its mountainous eastern border with China earlier this year, he had few options. A 2021 military coup had devastated the formal economy of the Southeast Asian country, and jobs were scarce. Min’s native Sagaing Region was at the epicenter...
The secret to a better grid? Electric vehicles.
You can’t tell when you’re passing one on the highway, but an electric vehicle may well have a superpower. It charges by plugging into the electric grid, of course, but it might also be able to send energy back into it. For a growing number of EVs, this vehicle-to-grid technology,...
Rugby brain injury case reaches crisis point as judge retires to consider 95% strikeouts
Senior Master Cook says case in ‘uncharted territory’ Judge blames solicitor Richard Boardman for situation The landmark legal action over brain damage in rugby is on the brink of collapse as the managing judge weighs whether to strike out 95% of the first batch of 561 claimants on the grounds...
London Spirit begin new Hundred era with Tinie Tempah and double defeat
The Hundred put on a show at Lord’s but the hosts’ men’s and women’s teams both lost to Manchester Super Giants London Spirit launched their new era with double defeat at Lord’s, and though they may have new owners, new coaches and new players it seems they’re still getting the same results....