TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Environmentalists are heading to court to try to stop a plan to drill for oil in the watershed of a vulnerable north Florida river. The challenge brought […]
Biden at tree lighting says his holiday wish is for US to continue to seek light, liberty and love
WASHINGTON — As he presided over his final Christmas tree lighting at the White House, President Joe Biden on Thursday said his wish for the nation now, and always, was […]
An Ole Miss student exchanged messages with the man now on trial in his killing, police say
In the final hours before University of Mississippi student Jimmy “Jay” Lee disappeared, sexually explicit Snapchat messages were exchanged between his account and the account of the man now on […]
Stowaway who boarded New York-to-Paris flight claims she sought asylum in France
NEW YORK — A Russian woman with permanent U.S. residency who was returned to the United States after authorities said she sneaked on board a flight from New York to […]
7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning
SAN FRANCISCO — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a […]
Former officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief
WASHINGTON — Nearly 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials have urged Senate leaders to schedule closed-door hearings to allow for a full review of the […]
McKinsey subsidiary will pay $122M for scheme to bribe South African officials, US says
WASHINGTON — An African subsidiary of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal penalty of more than $122 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation […]
Consumer Reports survey finds electric vehicle reliability improving but lagging gas models
DETROIT — The reliability of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has dramatically improved, narrowing a wide gap with gas-powered automobiles, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports. But vehicles […]
Russia’s top military officer gave his US counterpart advance notice of Mediterranean Sea drills
WASHINGTON — Russia’s top military officer called his U.S. counterpart to give advance warning of Russia’s drills in the Mediterranean Sea, officials said Thursday, in what was a rare contact […]
Work-life balance isn’t working for women. Why?
NEW YORK — About half of working women reported feeling stressed “a lot of the day,” compared to about 4 in 10 men, according to a Gallup report published this […]