Sacramento. On Friday the California Air Resources Board approved an overhaul of the state's cap-and-trade program, voting to allow up to roughly $3.5 billion in free pollution allowances for manufacturers and oil refineries that build emission-reduction projects. Ten board members adopted the measure after two days of public hearings, following...
CHAPEL HILL, NC. Tennessee baseball, the No. 2 seed (38-21), will play No. 4 VCU (37-24) in an elimination game at Boshamer Stadium on May 30 at noon after both teams dropped into the losers bracket of the Chapel Hill Regional following losses to East Carolina and North Carolina. A loss...
WASHINGTON — Iran is insisting on concrete steps from the United States rather than verbal assurances as talks continue over an emerging agreement to extend a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Friday. Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said in a social media post that...
The United States, Canada and Mexico have jointly announced synchronized public health travel measures targeting passengers arriving from African regions designated as high risk for Ebola. In a May 29, 2026 statement, the three FIFA World Cup 2026 host nations said travelers from areas with active or high-risk Ebola outbreaks...
Auburn, Alabama. On Friday at the Auburn regional, play was halted in the bottom of the sixth inning when lightning was detected within eight miles of the stadium; Milwaukee held an 11-5 lead over Auburn at the time. The game had been scheduled to start at Noon ET on ESPN+,...
Washington — Federal prosecutors announced on May 29 that Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was indicted in U.S. District Court on charges stemming from a May 4 shooting near the Washington Monument. Prosecutors allege Marx fired at Secret Service officers while the vice president's motorcade passed, wounding a teenage...
Gulfport, Florida, announced its sixth annual Gulfport Pride will begin with a parade on May 31 and lead into a street festival on June 6, while other cities are scheduling Pride Month activities in June 2026. Chicago will run month-long events beginning June 1, Casper has planned Pride Week June...
Camden, New Jersey officials confirmed that European Metal Recycling has suspended operations at its scrap metal shredder in the city’s Waterfront South neighborhood after a significant two-alarm fire on the morning of Friday, May 29, 2026. The facility, which functions as the multinational company’s U.S. headquarters, drew an immediate response...
United States federal intelligence and cybersecurity agencies are investigating allegations that foreign actors linked to China are influencing a recent wave of protests against data centers across the country. The demonstrations have disrupted operations at facilities that host major artificial intelligence models, commercial cloud services, and government data processing, raising...
U.S.-based artificial intelligence company Anthropic has reached a valuation of $965 billion after closing a new $65 billion funding round, the firm announced in its latest financing update. The round was led by major venture investors including Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital, and featured a $5 billion commitment...
