The U.S. Department of Energy is ordering an oil and gas power plant to keep its turbines running through the hottest summer months as a precaution against electricity shortfalls in the mid-Atlantic grid
ICE chief defends agents’ use of masks, decries sanctuary jurisdictions
The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is defending himself against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed as they ramp up arrests toward President Donald Trump’s promises of mass deportations
‘King of the Hill’ voice actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot outside his Texas home
Authorities say a voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series “King of the Hill” was fatally shot near his Texas home
Trump appears to undercut US proposal to Iran, declaring he won’t allow any uranium enrichment
President Donald Trump has appeared to undercut a proposal that was offered by his special envoy to Iran
Man accused of framing other with Trump threat letters for deportation
A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man deported
Trump, pushing for Ciattarelli, says NJ ‘ready to pop out of blue horror show’
President Donald Trump implored voters in New Jersey’s primary for governor to vote for Republican Jack Ciattarelli when early in-person voting begins Tuesday and said the state was ready for a change from years of Democratic control
North Dakota’s historic sites will finally have toilets that flush
Visitors to historic sites in North Dakota will soon have flush toilets available
The incredible world of animal medicine – podcast
Ian Sample meets Jaap de Roode, professor of biology at Emory University in Atlanta, and author of the book Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes and Other Animals Heal Themselves. De Roode explains how a chance discovery got him interested in animal medicine, the amazing ways that creatures use toxins...
Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation
Oncologists say patients rejecting proven treatments are dying needlessly because of increase in online ‘cures’ Cancer patients are snubbing proven treatments in favour of quackery such as coffee enemas and raw juice diets amid an “alarming” increase in misinformation on the web, doctors have said. Some were dying needlessly or...
UK is no better prepared: key takeaways from Covid inquiry’s test, trace and isolation module
While a test was quickly developed, weaknesses in the early pandemic response included no plan for nationwide testing and ineffective contact tracing The Covid inquiry has spent the past three weeks on the UK’s attempts to control the pandemic through test, trace and isolation. Here we look at the key...