US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project
Florida House passes bill to limit projects like golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks
Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed Wednesday by the state House following a public outcry against such projects that were pushed by Gov.
Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island community at Georgia’s highest court
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s highest court waded Wednesday into a fight between Black landowners and local officials who have weakened long-standing protections for one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities founded by freed slaves. Residents of
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen goes to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration
US imposes sanctions on a Chinese refinery accused of buying Iranian oil
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on a Chinese refinery accused of purchasing more than $1 billion worth of Iranian oil, saying the proceeds help finance both Tehran’s government and Iran’s support for militant
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.
AmeriCorps members who respond to disasters and help nonprofits let go in DOGE cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. have been discharged as a result of the Trump administration ‘s campaign to shrink government workforce and
Southwest Airlines sued over spilled coffee on 4-year-old boy: ‘It’s so hot!’
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines was sued on Wednesday by Utah parents who said their 4-year-old son suffered second-degree burns to his buttocks when a careless flight attendant spilled boiling hot coffee on him. Ryan
Judge says Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt prosecution over Venezuela deportations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday said officials in President Donald Trump’s administration could face criminal prosecution for contempt of court for violating his order last month halting deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law. In
The Trump administration can’t end billions in grants for climate-friendly projects, a judge says
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some of the frozen money. The ruling
