Having secured a right-wing takeover of the U.S. federal court system in recent years, giving conservatives the power to shape the law on climate action, reproductive justice, and other key issues impacting millions of people across the country, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will step down from his leadership role in November. The Kentucky […]
“Today we continue the cycle of fear and grieving in Kansas City during a parade,” said one gun control group. Officials in Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday said at least one person was killed and “10 to 15” were injured in a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade, with at least three in critical condition. […]
“The global community has an opportunity to translate this latest science of the pressures facing migratory species into concrete conservation action,” said one U.N. official. As world governments gathered in Uzbekistan Monday for the United Nations conference on migratory species, they centered the theme “Nature Knows No Borders”—an idea that a new landmark report said must […]
A court-appointed monitor found that a $48 million loan Trump has long claimed he took out “never existed.” A finding by the court-appointed special monitor overseeing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s fraud case in New York placed questions about a loan acquisition—and potential tax evasion—back into the spotlight over the weekend, with a tax attorney […]