Louisiana Will Get a New City After a Yearslong Court Battle
The original plan was to start a school district. That didn’t work. So a group of residents in a sprawling unincorporated suburb of Baton Rouge, La., expanded their idea: Create…
U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Treatment
In the 10 years since the drugmaker Gilead debuted a revolutionary treatment for hepatitis C, a wave of new therapies have been used to cure millions of people around the…
Tornadoes Sweep Through Nebraska and Iowa, Leveling Buildings
Tornadoes tore through parts of Nebraska and Iowa on Friday, leveling dozens of homes, causing the collapse of an industrial building and injuring at least nine people, extending an outbreak…
Large tornado seen touching down in Nebraska
Severe and powerful storms have moved across several US states, leaving many experiencing power shortages.
What Weinstein’s Overturned Conviction Means for His California Case
The decision by New York’s top court on Thursday to overturn the conviction of Harvey Weinstein on sex crime charges raised many thorny legal questions. Perhaps chief among them: Will…
California college cancels graduation ceremony as protests over Israel’s war in Gaza continue
Chisato Mimura, a law student and protest leader at Yale University in Connecticut, told the BBC that activists were upset at President Joe Biden as well as their school officials…
Daimler Truck Workers in North Carolina Are Poised to Strike
Workers who make trucks and buses for Daimler Truck in North Carolina appeared poised to strike on Friday as contract talks remained deadlocked. A contract covering 7,000 Daimler employees represented…
Perry, a Far-Right Incumbent, Faces Shifting Political Ground in Pennsylvania
Like other Republicans in the House Freedom Caucus, Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, the group’s former leader, carries a pungently far-right portfolio. He has been an unswerving loyalist of former…
How Abrupt U-Turns Are Defining U.S. Environmental Regulations
The Biden administration’s move on Thursday to strictly limit pollution from coal-burning power plants is a major policy shift. But in many ways it’s one more hairpin turn in a…
Book Review: “On the Move” Is a Must-Read Account of U.S. Climate Migration | naked capitalism
Yves here. The press has been reporting on more and more extreme weather events, not just unusual heat but also torrential rains that dramatically flooded Dubai. That’s on top of…