Power lines planned across Texas face an uncertain future after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on the Public Utilities Commission of Texas to deny pending applications for high-voltage transmission lines. The power lines have pitted the interests of the energy industry against ranchers and other private landowners. The “transmission plan should not come at the […]
Voters from five different states will head to the polls tomorrow to choose who they believe will best represent them. From a fight between moderate Democrats and the party’s socialist-leaning faction in Michigan to a jungle primary in Washington state that could see two Republicans on the ballot for Congress in November, Tuesday’s elections feature […]
The Navajo Nation law enforcement is significantly understaffed. Leaders are turning to a highly controversial technology in hopes of filling the gaps across its vast tribal territory. The Nation partnered with Flock, a license plate surveillance program, last week to bring license plate readers to 27,000 square miles of tribal land. Americans across the country […]
Two people have died in Michigan as a result of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, the state’s health department reported Monday. The deaths — apparently the first in the multi-state outbreak — come as cases in the Great Lakes State top 11,000 infections. Both people had “significant underlying health conditions” that could have been affected by cyclosporiasis […]
California’s Democratic Party is endorsing a ballot measure that would tax billionaires on their wealth despite opposition – even from within their own party. Hundreds of party members met over the weekend and narrowly voted to back the measure, known as Proposition 40, after previous votes on the matter failed. “Every endorsement we make is […]
HOUSTON — The city of Houston is just thinking about waking up at the top of the 6 a.m. hour on this Tuesday morning in July. But on Canal Street, one of the key east-west arteries zipping through the heart of the historic, hard-working East End, the day has already begun. Pickup trucks blaze by, […]
Monday brings another hard day for firefighters in Washington state, where more than 5,000 homes remain under evacuation orders due to rapidly spreading wildfires. The fast-moving flames have already destroyed about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings around Spokane, burning more than 8 square miles. Officials say fifteen major fires were burning across the state […]
After President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran would hold new talks Monday, Tehran is pushing back, saying there are no direct negotiations with Washington underway. In his weekly news conference early Monday morning, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said, “We are not negotiating with the United States at this time.” He said Iran is […]
Russia is increasingly struggling to replace troops in Ukraine as casualties mount and voluntary recruitment slows. The Wall Street Journal reports military recruiters in some Russian towns and cities are increasingly using detentions, threats and intimidation to push fighting-age men into military service. Lawyers, rights activists and eyewitnesses say men are being stopped on the […]
For decades, America’s nuclear waste problem has been buried — both literally and politically. That could be changing, at least in the short term. Several states have now agreed to take a large part of America’s nuclear waste. At the same time, a government office says the country could be doing a much better job […]
