Police in Georgia say three people, including two juveniles, have been arrested in connection with a plot to carry out a shooting at a high school in metro Atlanta
Cornell faculty to begin voting on no-confidence resolution over handling of rape
Cornell University faculty will begin voting Wednesday on a proposed no-confidence resolution in the university’s administration amid frustration over its handling of a woman’s report that she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024
UN holds annual vote on condemning US embargo on Cuba as tensions spill into public
The United Nations is set to vote on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba’s socialist government
UN holds annual vote on condemning US embargo on Cuba as tensions spill into public
The United Nations is set to vote on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba’s socialist government
Federal judge rules top US prosecutor in Los Angeles isn’t legally serving
A federal judge has ruled that Republican Bill Essayli is not legally serving as the top U.S. prosecutor in Los Angeles
High power bills, blackouts land Michigan utilities on the ballot
When 83-year-old Sam Getsinger thinks about the future, she pictures her five grandchildren and the world she wants to leave them. An important part of that world, Getsinger said, is a healthy democracy. So when she first heard about an initiative to limit Michigan utilities’ influence in political campaigns, she...
Trump’s EPA is letting America’s leakiest oil and gas companies off the hook
At a campaign rally on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said his administration is going to dismantle restrictions on methane, one of the most common and potent planet-warming greenhouse gases. The new rule, proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in response to complaints from the oil and gas industry, revises a...
For Indigenous peoples in Brazil, the election results offer a reprieve — not a resolution
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reelection as president of Brazil gave Indigenous communities a measure of relief after a campaign in which his opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, promised to halt recognition of new Indigenous territories and push for more mining and development. “For Indigenous Peoples, the reelection of Luiz Inácio Lula...
Hurricane Helene haunts the midterms in North Carolina
Lunch hour was busy at the Haywood County Public Library in Canton, North Carolina, where the midterm election wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds as they cast early ballots on October 19. The region has seen a lot of natural disasters in the past few years, and many residents...
How to fact-check during and after a disaster
Misinformation about extreme weather and disasters often starts small: Someone reposts a rumor on social media about government corruption or an AI photo of a shark swimming in floodwaters. It’s shared dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of times before huge swaths of people believe it as truth. Trying to fact-check...