Federal funds earmarked for California’s bullet train will soon have a new home outside the state. State officials say it’s political.Continue Reading
The Security Council met Wednesday in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the clean energy transition. Demand is set to triple by 2030. The question: will this mineral wealth build peace and prosperity, or fund conflict and corruption? Follow live updates throughout theContinue Reading
The UN General Assembly closed its first ever High-level Meeting on road safety on Tuesday by adopting a sweeping new declaration aimed at halving road deaths by 2030 – over the sole objection of the United States.Continue Reading
California is moving forward with their Replacement Tire Efficiency Program in an attempt to fight climate changeContinue Reading
A Florida man may end up on death row and if that happens, he’ll have put himself there in more ways than one.Continue Reading
Candidate Xavier Becerra unveiled his “power hour,” which would give lower-income families free electricity for several hours a day.Continue Reading
The U.S. Justice Department says several women’s prisons in California are violating the U.S. Constitution.Continue Reading
California wants to bury greenhouse gases in the Earth to prevent climate change. The plan raises important safety and financial questions.Continue Reading
A new report found that the California High-Speed Rail Authority could run out of money for the high-speed rail project as early as next year.Continue Reading
NYC’s new pied-à-terre tax is an annual surcharge on certain high-value homes, condos and more that are not used as their owner’s primary residence.Continue Reading
For decades, America’s nuclear waste problem has been buried — both literally and politically. That could be changing, at least in the short term. Several states have now agreed to take a large part of America’s nuclear waste. At the same time, a government office says the country could beContinue Reading
Forget fixing potholes and public parks. New York City could soon be running grocery stores. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to open five government-owned grocery stores to help bring some of his constituents cheaper grocery prices. However, the grocery stores and bodegas already serving the city are challengingContinue Reading
When you pay your cellphone bill, there’s a good chance some of that money is helping someone else connect to the world. There’s also a chance it’s going somewhere intended to help someone but not fulfilling that goal. It’s all part of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund (USF).Continue Reading