President Donald Trump is taking steps toward installing a statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House
Texas A&M professor files lawsuit after firing over gender identity lesson
A Texas A&M University professor who was fired last year after a controversy over a classroom video that showed a student objecting to a children’s literature lesson about gender identity has sued the school
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 27-29-30-37-58, Powerball: 15
Emergency crews evacuate patients and battle blaze at Pennsylvania hospital
Officials say emergency crews battled a blaze and evacuated patients from a hospital in Pennsylvania as fire engulfed part of the facility
The US doesn’t need to generate as much new electricity as you think
The conversation around energy use in the United States has become … electric. Everyone from President Donald Trump to the cohosts of Today show has been talking about the surging demand for, and rising costs of, electrons. Many people worry that utilities won’t be able to produce enough power. But...
Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
The Montezuma Wetlands drape across 1,800 acres of Solano County, California, where the Sacramento River empties into San Francisco Bay. Once drained and diked for farming and grazing, the marsh has been rehabilitated over the past two decades, and in 2020, tidal waters returned for the first time in a...
Winter Olympics briefing: curling subplots abound as lights go out on first action
British duo Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat get the better of Norway after power failure at curling arena Curling fans, rejoice! It is only fitting that the one sport played every single day of the Winter Olympics is the one that opens proceedings at Milano Cortina. Dubbed “chess on ice”,...
Lando Norris driven to defend F1 title but says he has ‘different mentality to Max’
‘My motivation to win is exactly the same,’ says champion McLaren driver admires rival Verstappen’s killer instinct Lando Norris insists he enters the new Formula One season highly motivated to retain the world championship he won for the first time last year. The McLaren driver believes his maiden triumph has...
John Virgo, former snooker player and broadcaster, dies aged 79
Virgo, who won the UK Championship in 1979, enjoyed a long playing career but was best known for his TV work The much-loved snooker player and commentator John Virgo has died at the age of 79, World Snooker has announced. Virgo, who won the UK Championship in 1979, enjoyed a...
Andy Carroll denies breaching non-molestation order related to ex-wife
Carroll allegedly repeatedly called Billi Mucklow last March Former England striker to next appear in court in March The former England footballer Andy Carroll has denied breaching a non-molestation order by allegedly repeatedly calling his former wife. Carroll, a former striker for Premier League sides Newcastle and Liverpool, indicated a...