For best climate impact, put renewables in the U.S. Midwest: study
Installing wind turbines and solar panels in the U.S. Midwest instead of other parts of the country would deliver the biggest cuts in climate-warming emissions and improvements in public health, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Russian court denies U.S. investor Michael Calvey bail: Ifax
A Moscow court on Tuesday denied bail to U.S. investor Michael Calvey and ruled to keep him under house arrest facing charges of embezzlement until January, the Interfax news agency reported.
Stronger winds whip California fires as power cut and homes evacuated
Wind-driven wildfires burned largely uncontrolled in tinder-dry California early on Tuesday, as firefighters battled blazes threatening thousands of homes in a race against time with even stronger gusts expected later.
Trump tweet, political divisions fuel rising discourse about new U.S. civil war
Sporting a Confederate flag shirt near a field clouded by cannon smoke, where blue- and gray-clad soldiers reenacted a Civil War battle from 155 years ago, Larry Caldwell Piercy, Jr. said he sees a new war looming in the United States – and a role for …
Chicago teachers strike enters ninth day after overnight talks end
The Chicago Teachers Union and education officials broke off talks early on Tuesday with no deal in sight to end a teachers’ strike after meeting behind closed doors overnight.
Chicago teachers strike enters ninth school day
Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools officials remained huddled behind closed doors in the early hours of Tuesday with no deal in sight as negotiations to settle a teachers strike dragged on.
Former Democratic Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina dies at age 66
Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, a North Carolina Democrat who defeated a prominent Republican incumbent in 2008 and helped secure approval of the Obamacare healthcare law, died on Monday at age 66, her family said in a statement to local media.
North Carolina’s congressional map is illegal Republican gerrymander, court rules
A North Carolina court on Monday temporarily blocked the state from using its congressional map in next year’s elections and strongly suggested it would eventually rule the districts were illegally gerrymandered to favor Republicans.
Man charged in Maryland newspaper shooting pleads not criminally responsible
The man accused of fatally shooting five people at a newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, last year pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible on all 23 felony charges against him, officials from the court and prosecutor’s office said.
Former Democratic U.S. Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina dies at age 66
Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, a North Carolina Democrat who defeated a prominent Republican incumbent in 2008 and helped secure approval of the Obamacare healthcare law, died on Monday at age 66, her family said in a statement to local media.
