Supreme Court Case Could Reshape A Significant Environmental Law
A dispute over wastewater and coral reefs in Hawaii could have a major impact on the reach of the Clean Water Act. The Supreme Court hears arguments in the case Wednesday.
Can Trump Legally Out The Whistleblower? Experts Say It Would Not Violate Any Laws
Legal experts say, however, there could be other consequences for the president, including the possibility of an article of impeachment.
Searching for the Ancestral Puebloans
In the red rock desert of the Southwest, an ancient culture was thought to have vanished. A new view connects it to pueblo dwellers of today.
Tech Giants Pledge Billions for Housing, but Will It Matter?
Efforts by Apple, Facebook and Google to address the California housing crunch must contend with the forces that created it.
His Victim Forgave Him Years Ago. Now the State Has, Too.
“The only thing that will stop me now is myself,” Eric Pizer said after getting a pardon from the governor of Wisconsin.
My Neighborhood Was on Fire. My Neighbors Came Together to Save It.
I spent five days last year fighting the California wildfires in Malibu. It felt like the combat patrols I had been on as a Marine in Afghanistan.
Merkel Adviser Warns of Rising Recession Risk on Industry Slump
(Bloomberg) — Germany is walking a tight line as an industrial recession threatens to drag down the broader economy, one of the leading economic experts advising Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s government warned.“Manufacturing has been hit hard by the decl…
Thanks to Rand Paul, Russian Media Are Naming the Alleged Whistleblower
PoolStanding beside an approving Donald Trump at a rally in Kentucky on Monday night, Republican Sen. Rand Paul demanded the media unmask the whistleblower whose report about the president’s alleged abuse of power dealing with Ukraine sparked impeachme…
Lebanese rally outside ministries to keep up the pressure
Lebanese protesters are rallying outside state institutions and ministries to keep up the pressure on officials to form a new government to deal with the country’s economic crisis. In their third week, protesters have adopted a new tactic of surroundi…
Egypt lawmaker says parliament could sack him for criticism
An Egyptian opposition lawmaker said Wednesday that the country’s parliament has referred him to an ethics committee for posting a video criticizing President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the latest episode in a widening crackdown by authorities on dissent. …
Iraq PM sees power clipped by rivals amid pro-Iran pressure: sources
As anti-government protests sweep his country, Iraq’s embattled premier has found his decision-making powers clipped by rivals and his entourage subject to increasing pressure from Iran, Iraqi officials told AFP. Adel Abdel Mahdi, 77, came to power la…
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