Man convicted of killing a traveling salesman has become the first person executed in Florida this year
Crowded Democratic field in California governor’s race might provide a rare opening for the GOP
How many Democrats are too many
San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school
Connor Haught is juggling work and child care as San Francisco faces a teachers strike with no end in sight
Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn’t kill wife and son as he gets another day in court
Alex Murdaugh's lawyers are asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn his murder convictions
Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
If you’ve ever been to a hot spring or geyser or volcano, you’ve seen the future of energy. Earth’s innards are hot — really hot — and that heat sometimes bubbles to the surface. If engineers dig holes in these geologically active places, then pipe water through rock, they can...
Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas
Boom Supersonic wants to build the world’s first commercial supersonic airliner. Founded in 2014, the company set out to make air travel dramatically faster — up to twice the speed of today’s passenger jets — while also aiming for a smaller environmental footprint. For years, Boom has focused on developing...
Utilities in the Southeast may be overestimating the AI boom
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. As more and more data centers crop up throughout Georgia and the Southeast, a recent study finds they may need less energy than the industry and utilities have been predicting. That could have substantial implications...
Welcome to the Dark Side: Seattle’s brutal, Super Bowl-winning defense is here to stay
The Seahawks’ Legion of Boom terrorized opponents in the 2010s. Now a new unit has taken up the mantle – and delivered another title Super Bowl LX was a two-score game with less than five minutes remaining. New England had the ball on the Seahawks’ 44-yard line and – after...
Muirhead vows to rally Team GB as curling defeat means wait goes on for Winter Olympic medal
Mouat and Dodds repeat fourth place in Beijing Games Brookes and Muir missed out narrowly on Monday Another day, another dolour. The Great Britain Olympic team suffered their third heartbreak in the space of 24 hours after the mixed doubles curling team of Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds lost their...
Sesko rescues late point for Manchester United to deny West Ham precious win
Stop all the clippers, don’t cut off the barnet: United’s winning run is over. Frank Ilett, the man who pledged never to visit a barber again until Manchester United won five matches in a row, may have been denied a viral haircut, but United’s resilience came to the fore here...