WASHINGTON — Federal energy regulators on Monday approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — […]
Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site on track
BALTIMORE — Crews are expected to conduct a controlled demolition Monday evening to break down the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a […]
Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after divorce
NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into […]
Harris utters a profanity in advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Elkins Park, Pa., May 8, 2024. Harris on Monday, May 13, used a profanity while offering advice to […]
Airlines suing Biden administration over new rule to make certain fees easier to spot
WASHINGTON — U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse […]
2 injured loggerhead turtles triumphantly crawl into the Atlantic after rehabbing in Florida
JUNO BEACH, Fla. — A crowd cheered and took photos as two loggerhead sea turtles slowly made their way through the sand and into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after […]
3 killed, 18 wounded in shooting at May Day party in Alabama
STOCKTON, Ala. — Authorities in south Alabama urged witnesses to come forward with videos that might show who was responsible for a shooting at an outdoor party that left three […]
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second straight year
MADISON, Wis. — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta sent the haze […]
Hedge fund operators go on trial after multibillion-dollar Archegos collapse
NEW YORK — A federal fraud trial began Monday for the owner and chief financial officer of a hedge fund that collapsed when it defaulted on margin calls, costing leading […]
China and US envoys will hold first top-level dialogue on artificial intelligence
GENEVA — High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday for talks about artificial intelligence, including the risks of the fast-evolving technology […]