In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Battle Over Who Gets to Measure Air Pollution
Community groups are fighting an unusual Louisiana law that restricts how they use data from air-quality monitors, saying it violates free speech.
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DoJ moves to cancel police reform settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville
Trump officials seek to dismiss Biden-era consent decrees reached after deaths of George Floyd and Breonna TaylorThe justice department moved on Wednesday to cancel a settlement with Minneapolis that called for an overhaul of its police department foll…
At least 28 people dead after storms and tornadoes strike three US states
At least 19 deaths were in Kentucky, seven in Missouri and two in Virginia after storms spawned two dozen tornadoesStorm systems sweeping across the midwest to the south left at least 28 dead in Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia.Kentucky’s governor, Andy…
‘Sticky situation’: Kentucky boy orders 70,000 suckers using mom’s credit card
Liam LaFavers ordered $4,200 worth of Dum-Dums for friends, but his mother was eventually able to get a refundA Kentucky mom found herself in a sticky situation when her eight-year-old son ordered 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops on her phone.On Sunday, Holly …
At least 21 people reportedly killed after storms hit US south and midwest
Region also saw several evacuations amid severe rains, flooding rivers and tornadoesAt least 21 people are reported to have died after a series of deadly storms across the southern and midwest US, with severe rains, flooding rivers and tornadoes leadin…
Days of severe storms leave 18 dead as rising rivers threaten US south and midwest
Power and gas shut off in regions as flooding worsens, threatening waterlogged and badly damaged communities After days of intense rain and wind killed at least 18 people in the US south and midwest, rivers rose and flooding worsened on Sunday in those…
US prepares for deadly floods with many National Weather Service offices understaffed
Dangerous weather comes after Trump administration job cuts left nearly half of offices with 20% vacancy ratesDonald Trump on Friday approved an emergency declaration for Kentucky as the central US braces for what experts in the region have warned coul…
Three critically ill patients in US could have survived with abortions, study shows
Doctors in states with abortion bans say patients were not told of abortion care as option for fear of legal consequencesDoctors who practice medicine in states with abortion bans have described in a new study how three of their pregnant patients died,…
More US states report measles cases amid vaccine misinformation
Ohio, Maryland and Alabama among states to report new cases, with 378 confirmed in first few months of 2025More US states are reporting measles cases as the Texas outbreak expands, surpassing last year’s total, amid vaccine misinformation and hesitancy…
At least 32 dead as monster storm system sweeps across US south with multiple tornadoes
Several people killed in Kansas dust storm while scattered tornadoes cause fatalities in MissouriViolent tornadoes ripped through parts of the US, wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that kill…