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Judge Strikes Down New York Law Requiring Polluters to Pay for Climate Change
The landmark law would require oil and gas companies in the state to pay $75 billion toward a climate superfund.
Fetterman Backs Trump’s Insulting Comments Berating Opponents of Data Centers
Fetterman's comments come as Trump describes those opposed to expanding data centers as “backwards.”
Trump Confidante Laura Loomer Goes on Racist, Islamophobic Tirade Over Weekend
Loomer targeted Florida Senate Democratic nominee Angie Nixon, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan, among others.
Releases, Not Transfers, Must Be at the Center of Prison Closure Plans
As former residents of a California prison, we celebrated its closure but abhorred the punitive transfer process.
Texas Swing County Could Shut Down 92 Polling Places Before Midterm Election
Senate candidate James Talarico is pushing Tarrant County to drop plans to close nearly a third of its polling sites.
Alabama Utility Partners With Flock to Sell More Surveillance to Cities
Alabama Power has acted as a middleman to sell surveillance services to more than 80 municipalities.
Trump Shares AI Video, Appearing to Falsely Claim US Bombed Iran’s Kharg Island
It wasn't immediately clear whether Trump believed that the video was real.
Gaza Journalists Released From Israeli Jails Say Their Jobs Made Them Targets
What happens when journalistic work itself becomes the justification for imprisonment, beatings, and insults?
Texas Expected to Pass Controversial New Curriculum Emphasizing Christianity
The framework highlights the “roots of Western civilization in Christianity” and eliminates a world cultures course.
Gary Mayor Says City Felt “Left Behind and Overlooked” After Weeks Without Power
Eddie Melton, the mayor of the majority-Black city, says infrastructure must be hardened ahead of future severe storms.