More than 20 states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday after the agency canceled “Solar For All,” a $7 billion program intended to expand rooftop and community solar for low-income households. The suit, led by Washington, Arizona and Minnesota, says EPA unlawfully terminated the Inflation Reduction Act program in...
A "48 Hours" report tracks the 2023 murder of D.C. photographer Joe Shymanski back to the reporter's Pennsylvania hometown and to his ex-wife, Heather Snyder. Snyder, who reported him missing, denies involvement, cites an alibi, and has not been named a suspect. Family suspicions shadow her as Brandon Holbrook, her...
A 68-yard touchdown from Aaron Rodgers to Pat Freiermuth late in a Thursday night loss to the Cincinnati Bengals briefly lifted spirits, until a celebratory hug from 311‑pound Steelers left tackle Broderick Jones knocked the 41‑year‑old quarterback to the ground. Rodgers stayed down momentarily, then rose and gave Jones a...
Early in Thursday night’s loss to the Bengals, a handoff-and-pitch sequence unraveled for the Steelers. Aaron Rodgers gave the ball to Jaylen Warren, got it back, found no receiver open, and threw it away, then yelled at Warren. The confusion persisted afterward. Rodgers said the call was not a flea...
After receiving a $4 million NSF grant in 2019 to explore "mirror cells," University of Minnesota synthetic biologist Kate Adamala came to fear the work’s implications. A 38-member group’s 300-page analysis, summarized in Science in December 2024, warned that mirror-organism bacteria could arrive within 10–30 years and evade immune defenses...
The Guardian’s analysis finds that even as US overdose deaths fell in 2024, the crisis deepened in pockets of the country, with some counties surging up to 120% and seven states reversing course by early 2025. The CDC had hailed a 27% drop—more than 81 lives saved daily—yet roughly 220...
Taiwan’s Eva Air apologized after a staffer texted the family of a 34-year-old flight attendant, surnamed Sun, requesting leave paperwork days after her death. Sun reportedly fell ill on a 24 September flight from Milan to Taoyuan, was hospitalized on arrival, and died on 8 October; the cause has not...
Col. Michael Randrianirina, who led a military coup, was sworn in as Madagascar’s president at the High Constitutional Court, flanked by nine red‑robed judges as guards drew swords and trumpets sounded. His lightning takeover ousted President Andry Rajoelina, who fled the country and whose whereabouts are unknown after reportedly escaping...
An immense storm surge from Typhoon Halong’s remnants battered western Alaska’s coastal villages, floating houses and pushing water more than six feet above normal tides. In Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, 121 homes were destroyed and three dozen more drifted away; one person is dead and two are missing. More than 1,000...
Chicago emerged as the focal point of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after a turbulent day. A federal appeals court upheld a ruling temporarily blocking deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, even as “Operation Midway Blitz” yielded more than 1,000 arrests, according to DHS. US District Judge Sara Ellis...
