A divided federal court in Cincinnati has ruled that Ohio’s fourth largest school district cannot enforce policies urging students to use gender pronouns their peers prefer to be called
Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices’ closed-door conference
Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?
Crews are working to repair remote Alaska Native villages that were devastated by the remnants of a typhoon last month
The FAA’s order to cut flights nationwide due to the government shutdown is set to take effect
The Federal Aviation Administration's order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown starts Friday
Chinese state media reports new aircraft carrier has been commissioned as Beijing seeks to extend power far overseas
Chinese state media reports new aircraft carrier has been commissioned as Beijing seeks to extend power far overseas
Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics
It has been a big week in energy news, with several resounding wins for efficiency and climate advocates. On Tuesday, voters in Georgia flipped two seats on the state’s Public Service Commission, which oversees utilities and sets rates. They installed a pair of Democrats on this little known, yet powerful,...
Here are the 5 issues to watch at COP30 in Brazil
Global leaders will gather in northern Brazil next week to begin the 30th annual Conference of the Parties, or COP30, the United Nations climate summit that takes stock of just how much the world’s nations are doing to address climate change — or, depending on your capacity for optimism, how...
The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.
On November 1, when the Trump administration announced it would not disburse benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, due to the ongoing government shutdown, tribal governments began to scramble. Approximately 25 percent of Indigenous households are considered food insecure and rely on SNAP as well as the...
In Georgia, power bills beat out party politics
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. During his own victory speech on Election Day this week, Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens took a moment to celebrate some other candidates who’d also just won their races. “For those of you who don’t know...
Ntamack and France aim to rid themselves of ‘trauma’ from World Cup defeat
Fly-half was not involved in heartbreaking quarter-final loss two years ago but is optimistic Les Bleus can exact revenge against South Africa – even without Antoine Dupont Romain Ntamack was not on the pitch when Les Bleus last met South Africa just over two years ago, having been denied a...