Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Tuesday called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over her response to the catastrophic flooding in Texas that caused a triple-digit death toll. In an interview on “CNN News Central,” Markey pointed to reporting suggesting the deployment of resources to Texas was delayed because of...
After days of ominous forecasts and warnings, a holiday storm with the potential to bring several inches of rain and flooding to Southern California has arrived. The National Weather Service predicts the storm may be the strongest Christmas event in years, with 4 to 7 inches of rain falling on coastal and valley areas south...
At least one Republican lawmaker is formally pushing back on President Trump’s effort to boost a controversial herbicide, glyphosate, that’s reviled by supporters of the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement. Trump this week stoked MAHA fury by issuing an executive order that seeks to “ensure an adequate supply” of glyphosate as a national security issue and...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unilaterally dissolved a collective bargaining agreement with members of the union that represents its workers, the union said Friday. “The Trump administration and EPA’s unlawful and authoritarian move to unilaterally strip EPA workers of their collective bargaining agreement and workplace rights is nothing short of an assault on our...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory pressure on automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and trucks. The plan, if finalized next year, would significantly reduce fuel economy requirements, which set rules on how far new vehicles need to...
President Trump on Wednesday announced he would increase tariffs on India by 25 percent over its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the total tariffs he has imposed on New Delhi to 50 percent. Trump signed an executive order making the tariff increase official, though it does not go into effect for another three weeks. The...
The Trump administration wants to zero out climate research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to a newly released budget document. The document calls for no funding to go to the agency’s climate laboratories or regional climate data and information. It also wants to zero out research at NOAA’s weather research program and...
The Trump administration is putting up a series of new barriers for renewable energy projects — following through on an apparent promise to hard-line conservatives while rankling moderate Republicans. The moves are expected to create issues for the renewable energy industry, ones critics argue could raise power prices. “If you're a rational Republican senator who...
In this dessert bar reimagining of Ohio’s beloved chocolate–peanut butter buckeye candies, a fudgy brownie base is smothered with a creamy, salty-sweet peanut butter layer and topped with a dark chocolate ganache.
Bierocks—comforting beef-and-cabbage filled buns—were brought to Kansas and Nebraska by immigrants in the late 1800s and remain a Midwestern staple to this day.
