Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
The FBI should face new limits on its use of US foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says
A White House advisory board is calling for major changes in how the FBI uses a controversial foreign surveillance tool.
Driver who hit 6 migrant workers in North Carolina Walmart parking lot turns himself in to police
A North Carolina man who drove his car into a group of migrant workers in a Walmart parking lot has turned himself in to police.
1st US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation.
As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth
Work has begun on the largest dam removal project in U.S. history.
July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California
Parts of the U.S. are continuing to sizzle as July creeps toward setting a record for the hottest month ever recorded.
Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes
A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve is spreading rapidly amid erratic winds.
Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama’s new congressional map
Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters.
Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning
As climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defenses.
Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workers
Two women out for an afternoon walk outside Atlantic City found a body in a ditch and called police, who quickly found three more.