Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano puts on fiery display as eruption intensifies
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted again on 11 February, its ninth eruption since December with lava shooting more than 300 ft (91 m) into the air. Nighttime footage shows…
California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
California’s home insurance plan of last resort, designed for people who can’t get coverage on the private market, does not have enough money to pay claims from the Los Angeles…
Donald Trump pardons former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich
President Donald Trump has pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who served eight years in prison over corruption charges before it was cut short by Trump during his…
How Trump’s Canadian Oil Tariff Would Hit U.S. Refineries
The largest refinery in the Midwest will have an unpalatable choice if President Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian oil: Pay more for the crude that it transforms into gasoline and…
Strong Storm Expected to Soak Southern California, Raising Fears of Mudslides
A winter storm is expected to bring much-needed rain and snow to Central and Southern California this week, but also a risk of flash flooding and mudslides, especially in San…
Opinion | Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.
When we had the honor of being sworn in as the 70th, 71st, 75th, 76th and 78th secretaries of the Treasury, we took an oath to support and defend the…
A California Battery Plant Burned. Residents Have Gotten Sick, and Anxious.
The vast farmlands just off the coast of California’s Monterey Bay are usually quiet during the winter, when there are no crops to pick. This winter, a different kind of…
How the New Trump Era Has Upended Florida Politics
No state’s political order has been more upended by President Trump’s return to power than that of his adopted Florida. Mr. Trump stacked his new administration with Floridians, leaving powerful…
Alaska plane crash: Ten confirmed dead in Bering Air accident
12 hours ago Mike Wendling Crews are still working to recover the bodies of 10 people killed in a plane crash in Alaska, officials have said. Jennifer Homendy, chair of…
Ramaswamy’s Celebrity and Trump Ties Give Him a Jump in Ohio Governor’s Race
On Monday morning, as Vivek Ramaswamy was soft-launching his campaign for governor of Ohio, Dan Merenoff sat at a coffee-shop counter in Delaware, a suburb of Columbus, weighing the prospect…