Devan Riggs was identified as the last of three men tied to the grisly killings of five people who had been abducted from the chicken restaurant in Rusk County, Texas, over four decades ago
When Frontline Communities Lead: Lessons From Five Years of Just Climate Action
Efforts to combat climate change too often sideline the very communities hit hardest by the crisis and who have contributed the least to it. This injustice was the core idea of the Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) program. Now that VCA has conclude…
U.S. government lawsuit accuses Virgin Islands of obstructing Americans’ gun rights
A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
US plea deal talks continue for Malone Lam, the Singaporean accused leading crypto theft ring
The details of the new offer for a plea deal, which the government put forward in mid-November, were not disclosed.
Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin bragged about his Wordle score just before pulling the trigger, online messages reveal
Just 55 minutes after Tyler Robinson messaged a friend about his Wordle score, he allegedly fired the single shot that killed Charlie Kirk
Seahawks rule out left tackle Charles Cross vs. Rams
The Seahawks are going into their most important home game in six years without their starting left tackle as Charles Cross has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
US Congress ends Assad-era Syria sanctions, opening door to investment
The US Congress has voted to permanently repeal sweeping sanctions imposed on Syria under former leader Bashar al-Assad, clearing the way for foreign investment and marking a significant shift in Washington’s policy towards the war-ravaged country fol…
Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction
President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.
China’s Clean Energy Push is Powering Flying Taxis, Food Delivery Drones and Bullet Trains
China’s experiments in clean energy can feel like living in the future. Even when things don’t quite work.
Partisanship: ‘Elections have consequences’
Re: “Party all the time” and “The worrying rise of purity politics in Olympia” (Dec. 14, Opinion): In all your reporting and editorializing decrying partisanship, ideology and tribalism, you seem to always assume that voters discontent with the Legisla…