The Supreme Court seems to be in no hurry to address an issue that has irritated Republican and Democratic administrations alike: the ability of a single judge to block a nationwide policy
Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don’t yet point to conspiracies
Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 are giving curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially lend credence to long-circulating con...
New North Carolina governor seeks to freeze tax cuts, phase out school vouchers in budget
New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein wants Republicans in charge of the legislature to roll back upcoming income tax cuts and scale back private school vouchers that expanded dramatically recently
Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts
A jury has found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need
Woman accused of running high-end brothels near Boston and Washington set to be sentenced
A Massachusetts woman accused of operating a high-end brothel network with wealthy and prominent clients in that state and the Washington, D
Federal judge says Columbia student activist’s case should be heard in New Jersey
A Columbia University student activist who was detained by the U.S. government over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations has the right to challenge the legality of his detention
Last decade was Earth’s hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high
Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest levels in the last 800,000 years, a report Wednesday said
Dark energy: mysterious cosmic force appears to be weakening, say scientists
Findings could open up possibility the universe will end in a reverse big bang or ‘big crunch’, say cosmologists Explainer: Is dark energy destined to dominate the universe? Dark energy, the mysterious force powering the expansion of the universe, appears to be weakening, according to a survey that could “overthrow”...
Psychologists in touch with Antarctic base after assault allegation, South Africa confirms
Ministers also investigating sexual harassment claim at country’s isolated Sanae IV research station Psychologists are in “constant” contact with a South African science team isolated for months at a base in Antarctica after physical assault and sexual harassment allegations were made, a government minister has said. The environment minister, Dion...
Pioneering Devon food forest garden at risk after landowner serves notice
Thousands sign petition to save ‘vital’ Dartington Estate project that teaches agroforestry methods Even at this time of year when most of the trees are still bare, there is a feeling of abundance in Martin Crawford’s forest garden, close to the banks of the River Dart in Devon. Crawford, who...