Synagogue gunman had traumatic childhood and couldn’t function as an adult, defense expert testifies
The perpetrator of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre had a deeply unstable life from childhood through his adult years.
Ex-Venezuelan spy chief pleads not guilty to charges alleging he flooded US with drugs
A former Venezuelan spy chief and longtime adviser to the country’s late leader Hugo Chávez has pleaded not guilty to decade-old drug trafficking charges, a day after his extradition from Spain.
Oil and gas companies would pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule
The Biden administration is proposing new rules for the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and strengthen requirements to clean up old wells where drilling is completed or abandoned.
Exclusion of race in federal climate justice screening tool could worsen disparities, analysis says
A screening tool the federal government is using to decide which neighborhoods have a disproportionate amount of pollution and climate risk could worsen air pollution exposure disparities along racial lines, according to a new analysis.
Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread?
The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world’s thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one.
Homes become ‘air fryers’ in Phoenix heat, people ration AC due to cost
Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix and extreme heat stretches across the American South.
Home searched in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing is tied to uncle of long-dead suspect
A home searched by Las Vegas police investigating the drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to the uncle of a long-dead suspect in the killing.
The US and North Korea have no diplomatic ties — but they still have ways to talk about US soldier
The United States and reclusive North Korea have no diplomatic ties — but they still have ways to reach each other.
Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution procedures
Alabama plans to execute an inmate for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state seeks to carry out its first lethal injection after a pause following a string of problems with inserting the IVs.
Biden pushes a strong role for unions in tech jobs, even as potential strikes are on the horizon
President Joe Biden is courting unions as a cornerstone of the United States’ economic future with a speech at a Philadelphia shipyard.