J. Bennett Johnston, Who Shaped U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92
J. Bennett Johnston Jr., a Louisiana Democrat and four-term United States senator who helped shape America’s energy and science policies in an era of rising concerns over the perils of…
South Korea Fires Kill At Least 18 People
South Korean fire crews battled what the acting president said on Wednesday were some of the worst wildfires ever in the country. At least 18 people have died, according to…
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Push to Shut Down Radio Free Europe
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump’s push to close down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a federally funded news organization that was born out of the American efforts…
Trump to Impose Tariffs Against Countries That Buy Venezuelan Oil
President Trump issued an executive order on Monday to crack down on countries that buy Venezuelan oil by imposing tariffs on the goods those nations send into the United States,…
Trump Signs Executive Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Elections
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that will require proof of U.S. citizenship on election forms, in an aggressive push to catch and combat voter fraud, which is…
After the Signal Leak, How Well Do You Know Your Own Group Chats?
Hey, are you sure you want to send that to your group chat? Like, one thousand percent sure? Just checking. Because it’s been a strange week in the history of…
Sudan Military Bombing Kills Dozens in Attack on Market in Darfur
An airstrike by Sudan’s military ripped through a crowded market in the country’s western region of Darfur, killing at least 54 people and wounding dozens more, according to local monitoring…
What Is Signal, the App Involved in a War Plans Security Breach?
Signal, a popular messaging app, came into the spotlight this week after reports that several senior Trump administration officials had used the tool to conduct war planning — inadvertently including…
Horace Hale Harvey III, Early Abortion Rights Advocate, Dies at 93
On July 1, 1970, one of the first independent abortion clinics in the country opened on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. New York State had just reformed its laws,…
For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill
Doctors in West Texas are seeing measles patients whose illnesses have been complicated by an alternative therapy endorsed by vaccine skeptics including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary. Parents…