Trump says he won’t sign Republican loyalty pledge, flouting debate requirement
Former President Donald Trump says he won’t sign a pledge to support the Republican nominee if he loses the GOP presidential primary.
What’s driving Maui’s devastating fires, and how climate change is fueling those conditions
A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging, including high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation.
Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing
President Joe Biden says he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945.
Virginia prison officials won’t divulge complaints about facility where inmate died
The Virginia Department of Corrections has refused to release records of complaints by inmates at a southwest Virginia prison that’s under scrutiny in the 2022 death of an inmate.
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
One of rock’s greatest songwriters and musicians, Robbie Robertson, has died at 80.
Major gun safety groups come together to endorse Joe Biden for president in 2024
Gun safety groups are joining together to endorse President Joe Biden in 2024, as the president continues to push for stricter gun laws as a major part of his political platform that was all but unthinkable for Democrats even a few years ago.
NYC mayor wants more aid from the Biden administration to offset $12B in costs for housing migrants
With thousands of migrants still arriving in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is renewing his appeal to the federal government to help the city avert a budgetary crisis as expenses mount.
Special counsel got search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, documents say
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for a delay in complying.
Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims
A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge ordered it to pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages for submitting false asbestos claims.
Millions struggle to pay AC bills in heat waves. Federal aid reaches only a fraction
As climate change ratchets up temperatures across the U.S., millions of the poorest Americans grapple with enduring perilous heat or paying costly air conditioning bills.