U.S. Judge Sides With Climate Change Advocates in Historic Ruling
A U.S. federal judge in the western state of Montana on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who argued the right...
Fitch Warns It May Have to Downgrade Dozens of U.S. Banks
Fitch Ratings warned on Tuesday that dozens of U.S. banks, including JPMorgan, the largest bank in the country, could be at risk of sweeping...
U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Down Last Week
The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday reported a decrease of 6.195 million barrels of crude oil in U.S. inventories for the week ending...
U.S. Hawaii Residents Fear Losing Lahaina as Wildfire Makes Housing Crisis Worse: Washington Post
Lahaina, a historic town on Hawaii’s Maui Island in the United States, is facing “a dire and immediate housing shortage” and “a serious threat...
Rising Political Threats Take U.S. Into Uncharted Territory as 2024 Election Looms
Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent years in the United States, creating new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Calls for Mediator in West Coast Port Labor Negotiations
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling on President Biden to intervene in the ongoing labor negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and...
Threat to Whales Complicates U.S. Research Into Seaweed for Biofuel
In Cape Cod Bay, 10-year-old Pilgrim and her calf skim the water’s glassy surface alongside the Shearwater research vessel to feed on tiny crustaceans....
Philippines, U.S., Japan to Hold First-Ever Joint Coast Guard Exercise
The coast guard of the United States, Japan and the Philippines will hold trilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea this week, the first such maneuvers between them as...
South Africa to Investigate U.S. Allegations of Arms Shipment to Russia
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a panel to investigate U.S. allegations that a Russian ship had collected weapons from a naval base...
Eversource Selling Stake in U.S. Offshore Wind Area to ØRsted
Danish energy company Ørsted has announced an agreement to acquire partner Eversource Energy’s 50 percent interest in a federal offshore wind lease area in...