New satellite images released from Nasa this week showcase the dramatic reappearance of California’s Tulare Lake after water swallowed swaths of land across the state’s agricultural center that had long been dry.Taken between the start of February and the end ... More »
The Biden administration, desperate to limit border crossings after a key pandemic-era measure expired late Thursday, slashed the amount of time asylum-seekers have to find lawyers before their crucial first interviews with immigration officials.The Trump admi... More »
A massive snapping turtle nicknamed "Chonkasaurus" spotted by a Windy City resident sunbathing in the Chicago River is gaining internet popularity."Great to see this beast thriving here on what was once such a toxic river, but is slowly getting cleaned up & re... More »
LONDON — The U.K. has delivered long-range missiles to Ukraine in a move which grants Kyiv the ability to strike targets in Russian-occupied Crimea.Britain’s Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told the House of Commons Thursday that the Storm Shadow missiles, p... More »
The Boundary Dam Power Station in Saskatchewan, Canada, shown above at its official opening in 2014, is the only power plant in the world currently using carbon capture at scale. | Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via APBy Brian Dabbs, Carlos Anchondo and C... More »
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — America is moving on from Covid-19. Ron DeSantis can’t stop talking about it. With the Covid-triggered national health emergency set to expire Thursday, DeSantis has been crisscrossing the country touting his handling of the virus. DeSantis... More »
Donald Trump appeared at a CNN town hall on Wednesday night to unleash a litany of lies about the 2020 election and E Jean Carroll’s lawsuit, just one day after a New York jury found the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation.Trump took questi... More »
At CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump Wednesday night, the former president responded to a jury finding him liable the day before for a sexual assault—by calling his accuser a “wack job” and repeating the same misogynistic tropes he said in his deposition to th... More »
From the moment Beyoncé announced the dates for her Renaissance World Tour, the countdown to her first show in Stockholm, Sweden had already begun—not to mention speculation about what the Grammy winner would be singing, wearing and remixing onstage.Now, the d... More »
For several hours on Wednesday, the U.S. House was frozen as Republicans tried to lock down the necessary votes to advance an immigration and border-focused bill.The fundamental challenge for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was the same as always: with just a fo... More »
President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesVALHALLA, N. Y. — President Joe Biden took his debt ceiling appeal to the road on Wednesday, part of an effort to more aggressive... More »
Amid warnings about looming fiscal catastrophe, the GOP is attempting to use Biden’s climate agenda as a bargaining chip over raising the debt ceiling – even if it could hurt Republican voters.Late last month, House Republicans narrowly passed speaker Kevin Mc... More »