After years spent trying to gain regulatory approval for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline intended to snake through the Midwest, the effort could be complicated even further if South Dakota […]
Nevada Supreme Court is asked to step into Washoe County fray over certification of recount results
RENO, Nev. — Two top officials in Nevada are asking the state Supreme Court to step into a fray over a vote earlier this week by Washoe County commissioners not […]
Philadelphia labor union powerbroker gets 6 years for bribery and theft
READING, Pa. — A former Philadelphia labor leader who wielded significant clout in Pennsylvania politics was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison for bribing a City Council member […]
Marathon Oil reaches $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations in North Dakota
The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations in the Forth Berthold Indian […]
US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America
MIAMI — The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization and offered a $12 million reward for the arrest of its leaders. The […]
Houston utility says 500K customers still won’t have electricity next week as Beryl outages persist
HOUSTON — About 500,000 customers still won’t have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl persist and frustration mounts over the pace of restoration, an official with […]
He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Shalom Koray never knew his real name or his birthday. He was saved from the streets of a burning Warsaw neighborhood while he was a toddler […]
Head of UN migration agency says it reaps funds, but worries about politics loom over aid groups
GENEVA — The head of the U.N. migration agency said Thursday it has taken in hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding and diversified its donor base — an […]
Houston's power utility says 500,000 customers still won't have electricity next week as wide outages from Beryl persist
Houston’s power utility says 500,000 customers still won’t have electricity next week as wide outages from Beryl persist Source link
The Latest: Biden news conference is key event as he faces calls to step aside
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold a news conference at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, the key event in a monumental week for his campaign as he […]