Louisiana electoral map: Supreme Court clears way for a new majority-black district
The current congressional map raised concerns that black voting power had been diluted in the state.
2023-06-27 03:15
John Goodenough, a Nobel Prize-winning co-creator of the revolutionary lithium battery, dies at 100
John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power for devices ranging from cellphones, computers and pacemakers to electric cars, has died at 100
2023-06-27 02:54
McCarthy floats potential impeachment inquiry into Garland over IRS whistleblower claims
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is floating the possibility that the House could open an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Merrick Garland over Internal Revenue Service whistleblower allegations that Justice Department leadership improperly interfered in the Hunter Biden probe, which Garland has denied.
2023-06-27 02:53
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is remaking the Metropolitan Opera from the bottom up
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is remaking the Metropolitan Opera from the bottom up
2023-06-27 02:50
Student Loan-Relief Backers Warn Biden ‘Failure Isn’t an Option’
Advocates of student debt relief want President Joe Biden to use a 1965 law to cancel student debt
2023-06-27 02:49
Biden administration to spend $450 million on higher-blend biofuels
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $450 million to expand the production and
2023-06-27 02:29
DeSantis pitches crackdown on illegal immigration in first major policy proposal of his campaign
In his first major policy rollout of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, including sending the US military to the border and mass detention and deportation of undocumented people.
2023-06-27 02:26
Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to receive honorary Oscars
Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a golden statuette this year after all
2023-06-27 02:19
Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
The union organizing Starbucks workers says a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle
2023-06-27 02:19
Wagner revolt in Russia clouds outlook for its operations in Africa
By Tiemoko Diallo and Judicael Yongo BAMAKO/BANGUI A revolt by the Wagner militia in Russia poses a diplomatic
2023-06-27 01:59
Katie Holmes 'worried sick' about ex Jamie Foxx's medical complication as her calls go unanswered
'Katie Holmes and Jamie [Foxx] didn’t end on the best of terms. But regardless, she is very concerned,' said a source
2023-06-27 01:55
US lawmakers make new push for expanded drone shootdown authority
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers said on Monday they are making a new
2023-06-27 01:55