3+ week, 4+ day ago  (29+ words) Maryland Supreme Court dismisses lawsuits against oil companies Local governments' claims preempted by federal law, court rules Dissent argues state claims not fully displaced by federal law Sign up. .....

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (421+ words) How Hong Kong's national security crackdown stifled the city's democratic opposition. In 2019, millions of people took to the streets of Hong Kong in one of the biggest populist challenges to China's Communist Party since Beijing's Tiananmen Square protests three decades…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1018+ words) On March 24, Israel announced plans to occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River " some 30 km north of the border, nearly one-tenth of Lebanese territory " as a "defensive security zone." Israeli military position in Southern Lebanon since Feb. 18, 2025 A map…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1015+ words) How the US is fighting a war without sending ground troops to Iran " and the inexpensive drones making it harder F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter A-10 Thunderbolt II ("Warthog") B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jet…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (939+ words) Across the U. S. , the number of homes covered by these so-called "insurers of last resort" has been steadily increasing for the past five years. FAIR plans were designed as a stopgap measure, but as climate change fuels stronger disasters, these insurers…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (31+ words) Different measures of financial conditions behave differently, but show a general loosening in recent months. One Fed measure that gives more weight to events further in the past has remained tighter. .....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (36+ words) A 2021 White House analysis projected that overdose deaths could surge to 165, 000 a year by 2025 if the U. S. didn't act. Instead, the government ramped up access to naloxone and drug treatment, .. ....

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1745+ words) Trump policies reshape the role of federally owned land, against the tide of U. S. public opinion The U. S. Congress has passed hundreds of laws protecting federal public lands over the past century through bipartisan efforts and with the support of local governments....

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1758+ words) A drone view shows the World Energy refinery in Paramount, California, U. S. , June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake PARAMOUNT, California - In 2019, Scott Kirby, the chief executive of United Airlines, hailed its new contract with green jet fuel producer World Energy as an example…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (142+ words) SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) - National Australia Bank's (NAB. AX), opens new tab chief executive said on Wednesday that he just had to "get through" media coverage of investor complaints about. .. Reporting by Byron Kaye; Editing by Edwina Gibbs Byron Kaye is…...