Pennsylvania House control up for grabs yet again in special elections
Democrats’ narrow majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is on the line Tuesday with two special elections that will determine which party controls the chamber
2023-05-16 13:29
Dozens rally against Fukushima plant water release plan
Anti-nuclear activists are protesting to demand Japan scrap its plan to release treated but still radioactive water from a damaged power plant into the sea
2023-05-16 13:23
Stage set for Ecuadorian president or lawmakers to be booted out of office
A showdown between Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso and the opposition-led National Assembly could result on either side being booted out of office before the end of the week
2023-05-16 13:22
Republican abortion debate inches toward resolution in South Carolina
The Republican-controlled South Carolina House is expected to debate a bill that would ban abortion as soon as cardiac activity is detected
2023-05-16 13:22
Races for 4 court seats, including 1 on Supreme Court, lead statewide Pennsylvania primary ballots
Party nominees for four open seats on Pennsylvania’s statewide appellate courts will be settled in the primary election
2023-05-16 13:21
Danny Masterson's rape retrial: Closing arguments set to begin
Closing arguments are expected to begin Tuesday at the second rape trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson
2023-05-16 12:59
Why a drug decriminalization crisis looms for Washington state lawmakers
Lawmakers in the state of Washington are going into special session hoping to avert a crisis over the decriminalization of drugs
2023-05-16 12:29
Stars beat Kraken 2-1 in G7 to advance to West final, Johnston scores day after 20th birthday
Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston scored goals and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken in Game 7
2023-05-16 12:28
A net negative: Haddock, a staple Atlantic fish, is in decline off New England, regulators say
Federal fishing managers say a staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is overfished
2023-05-16 12:25
Padres pitcher Michael Wacha loses no-hitter in 8th against Royals
San Diego Padres pitcher Michael Wacha took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Michael Massey of the Kansas City Royals lined a leadoff single
2023-05-16 12:23
More than a third of the area charred by wildfires in Western North America can be traced back to fossil fuels, scientists find
Millions of acres scorched by wildfires in the Western US and Canada — an area roughly the size of South Carolina — can be traced back to carbon pollution from the world's largest fossil fuel and cement companies, scientists reported Tuesday.
2023-05-16 12:20
Trump weaponizes FBI-Russia report he demanded to keep fighting the election that never ends
A long-awaited report by Republican-appointed special counsel John Durham failed to find the "crime of the century" that ex-President Donald Trump said targeted him at the center of the Russia investigation. But it delivered him a potential political payoff nonetheless.
2023-05-16 12:18