Two die following chemical leak in West Virginia
Two people died following a chemical leak at a silver catalyst plant in Kanawha County, West Virginia, on Wednesday, officials said. The incident occurred at...
At least 1 killed, 5 injured and 5 in custody after shooting at Mall of Louisiana, police say
What to know about the shooting at the Mall of Louisiana At least one person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting...
Pro-Palestine legal aid requests stay high in 2025 amid US campus pressure
Requests for legal support related to pro-Palestine advocacy remained high in the United States last year, as President Donald Trump threatened activists and universities with...
Tariff refund portal off to bumpy start as some businesses report glitches
Some businesses experienced problems accessing the U.S. government's new tariff refund portal after the system launched on Monday. Rick Woldenberg, CEO of educational toy maker Learning Resources,...
Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?
Remember environmentalist Paul Ehrlich’s 1960s-vintage prediction about how overpopulation would deplete the Earth’s resources and condemn millions to starvation? His Malthusian condemnation of humanity’s voracious...
Senate Democrats move to stall Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to install new Fed chair
Democrats have moved to stall Donald Trump’s effort to exert greater control over the US Federal Reserve, condemning the president’s “absurd” bid to install a new leader of...
US House narrowly rejects war powers resolution as dissent grows
The US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution that would have prevented further military action against Iran, as Democrats united against continued...
US truckers’ diesel spending hits record high on Middle East conflict
The more than 3 million U.S. truckers who move goods for everything from grocery stores to factories to construction sites are grappling with the highest...
Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump’s unprecedented broadside at the first American pope
A majority of U.S. Catholic voters supported Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential victory. Yet across the broad Catholic political spectrum – even among conservative-leaning...