WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance has indefinitely canceled a planned visit to Islamabad, Pakistan, where he was due to lead a second round of high‑stakes peace talks with Iran, according to multiple media reports. Pakistan had been set to host and mediate the discussions between Washington and Tehran,...
Washington: The US Treasury this week extended a 30-day sanctions waiver permitting the sale of Russian oil after representatives from more than ten energy‑vulnerable countries requested the measure during IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified to the Senate on April 22–23 that the waiver aimed...
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Wednesday for 91 Georgia counties, ordered the Georgia Forestry Commission and related agencies to mobilize all necessary resources, and the state forester issued a broad outdoor burn ban to reduce wildfire spread amid extreme drought, while air assets and National...
Waterville, Maine, city councilors on Tuesday voted to consider an ordinance that would prohibit most municipal employees, including police, from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement unless legally required, modeled on Portland’s draft and measures in Rockland and Lewiston; Police Chief Bill Bonney said he opposed the proposed restriction and council...
Atlanta — U.S. Rep. David Scott, 80, a Democrat who represented parts of metro Atlanta since 2003, died Wednesday. Scott had recently filed paperwork to seek a 13th term for the 13th Congressional District. He served in the Georgia legislature beginning in 1974 and was noted for chairing the House...
Multiple national opinion surveys show President Donald Trump’s approval ratings declining, particularly on the economy, immigration and the Iran conflict, roughly six months before the US midterm elections. Recent polls by Reuters-Ipsos, Strength in Numbers-Verasight and AP-NORC place his overall approval in the mid-30s, with AP-NORC measuring it at 33%....
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to Iranian media and a ship management company. Iranian state outlets reported that two of the ships were seized and were being taken to Iran, while a third vessel, identified as the...
Cambridge, Massachusetts — In February the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority approved a conservative sewer-upgrade approach for several communities that officials said would limit immediate capital expenditures but is expected to permit sewage discharges into waterways during heavy storms; earlier this year a 2024 rainstorm led to sewage entering Alewife Brook...
United States: The American Lung Association released its annual State of the Air report this week, using EPA monitoring data from 2022–2024 to grade counties and metropolitan areas on ozone and particle pollution. The report lists multiple metros with failing grades — including areas around Indianapolis, San Diego County, and...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On Thursday night, the New York Giants used two top-10 picks in the NFL Draft, selecting linebacker Arvell Reese at No. 5 and offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa at No. 10. The moves followed a prior trade that sent defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals...
