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California bill moves to make cheaper alternative fuel available to more drivers
After AI layoffs, Newsom orders state government to find ways to ease the pain
PPP loan lawsuit against billionaires Tommy Duff and his brother dismissed
National Democrats said they’d stay out of this California race. Then they picked a side
Trump Officials, Billionaires and the Quiet Reshaping of America’s Public Lands
WhatsApp, Meta can access Texans’ private messages, AG Ken Paxton claims in lawsuit
Anti-trans amendment puts women’s history museum on pause
Trump's Corruption Is Brazen, Obvious, and Costly. Will Enough Republicans Try To Stop Him?
Pro-Palestinian protesters sue UT Dallas leaders, police officers over alleged punishment
Hunter Biden and Candace Owens Are BFFs Now
Bankrolling the Nation
Today in Supreme Court History: May 21, 2007
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Mississippi makes fewer errors in SNAP program, but still faces $80M in federal penalties
Kemper County water customers can move forward with removing board members, judge orders
Mississippi leaders request federal disaster declaration for May tornadoes
Two Clarke County deputies who resigned are back on the job
Trump Demands End to Birthright Citizenship Ahead of Supreme Court Decision
VA Dems Are Frustrated With Spanberger’s Veto of Legislation Reining in ICE
Newly Released Footage Highlights ICE’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Bipartisan Opposition Grows Against Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
Corporations, Federal Agencies Are Using Seattle Police’s Surveillance Network
Hundreds Turn Out for Wisconsin High Schoolers’ Performance of Banned LGBTQ Song
Tobacco Company Gave $5M to Trump PAC Days Before FDA OK’d Flavored Vapes
Tennessee Man Jailed for Sharing Charlie Kirk Meme Receives $835K Settlement
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Trump Proposes Resettling More White South Africans and Blocking Other Refugees
The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts
The Trump administration is facing scrutiny over its billion-dollar border wall contracts in Texas’ Big Bend region
An ICE Detainee Died from a Tooth Infection, Autopsy Report Says
Is the DHS Tracking ICE Critics? The Public Deserves Answers.
Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention
Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention
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Nine killed at illegal mine in latest Sumatra landslide tragedy as gold surge continues
Amazon resilient to fire, but diversity loss still a threat, study finds
Norlan Pagal, fisherman and guardian of Tañon Strait, died on May 14th, aged 56
Bangladesh’s energy crunch highlights the promise — and limits — of solar
World burned less coal in 2025, but built more plants over energy uncertainty
Thai island community rallies to protect beloved dugongs, revive declining seagrass
Bigger price tag, smaller footprint: How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails
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Why Does Trump Keep Bringing Up Decades-Old Foreign Grievances?
The $1.776 Billion in Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Fits a Pattern of Fanciful Figures
US Court of International Trade Refuses to Stay Injunction Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs
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Inside Climate News50d
Congress Grills Officials About the Potomac River Sewage Spill
Members of a congressional subcommittee this week questioned utility leaders and state officials about their knowledge of preexisting problems with the sewage line that collapsed on Jan. 19 near the P
The Center Square50d
WATCH: Trying to save money on gas? Previously-banned fuel conversion kits could be allowed on California cars
(The Center Square) – As average gas prices in California continue to hover above $6 a gallon, one lawmaker's solution is an E85 fuel conversion kit.
The Center Square50d
WATCH: DCYF secretary refutes fraud claims, says agency needs funding for more audits
(The Center Square) - Department of Children, Youth and Families Secretary Tana Senn refuted claims of fraud and indicated more funds are needed to conduct additional audits during a virtual appearanc
The Center Square50d
Board suspends Camp Mystic co-owner's nursing license
(The Center Square) - The Texas Board of Nursing has suspended the nursing license of Mary Liz Eastland, a co-owner of Camp Mystic, the flooded all-girls camp in Hunt, Texas, where she was listed as t
Common Dreams51d
RootsAction Blasts Official DNC Autopsy; ‘Disgrace’ Would Be ‘Understatement’
RootsAction is releasing the following statement:
Common Dreams51d
“Failures of ‘America First Global Health’”: U.S. Global Health Cuts and DRC Conflict Fuel Ebola Crisis
Sweeping U.S. cuts to critical global health programs, including funding and staffing reductions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for Interna
Inside Climate News51d
China’s Shark Finning Could Lead to US Seafood Sanctions
For migrant workers trapped onboard Chinese distant water fishing fleets, cutting the fins off sharks as they writhe violently on rusted decks in the Indian Ocean isn’t accidental. It’s an intentional
Democracy Now!51d
"They're Trying to Silence Us": Students, Faculty on Censoring Pro-Palestine Voices at Graduations
As colleges hold graduation ceremonies across the country, many schools are attempting to silence pro-Palestine speech at the commemorations, including canceling speakers and eliminating live speeches
Reason Magazine51d
Thomas Massie Falls, 'Samurai vs. Squatters,' Jeff Bezos
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Republican Rep. Thomas Massie's primary defeat in Kentucky and how his refusal to be a Trump yes-man cost him his seat in Congress. Then, they break down wh
Reason Magazine51d
No Pseudonymity for Parent Suing Over School Vaccination Mandate
From today's Ninth Circuit 2-1 panel decision in Doe v. Ventura Unified School Dist., by Judge Richard Paez and Consuelo Callahan:
Reason Magazine51d
$485K Settlement in Government Employee Speech Case Stemming from Comments About Charlie Kirk's Death
The case, Brown v. Young, just settled; the government employer (the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) agreed to pay plaintiff $275K ($40K in back wages + $235K in compensatory damage
Reason Magazine51d
The Supreme Court Protected Donor Privacy. The IRS Didn't Get the Memo.
The Supreme Court issued a resounding victory for donor privacy and free speech last month in First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Davenport, but it is cold comfort to the hundreds of thousands of
CDC Newsroom51d
Enhanced Ebola Airport Screening Begins at Washington-Dulles International Airport
Enhanced Ebola Airport Screening Begins at Washington-Dulles International Airport
The Conversation51d
Why are buttons and zippers on different sides of men’s and women’s clothes?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected].
Undark Magazine51d
What the Hantavirus Story Reveals About Medical Mistrust
The reaction to an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship reveals a story about mistrust in medicine and public health. In the U.S., hantavirus disproportionately kills Native Americans. A doctor who
Inside Climate News51d
NextEra Energy to Join the Offshore Wind Club, But Does It Matter?
A utility megamerger announced this week would mean that the largest offshore wind project in the United States would be owned by the same company that already is the nation’s leading developer of ren
Mongabay50d
Three Thai nationals suspected of smuggling Galápagos iguanas arrested in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian National Police arrested three Thai nationals on May 19, 2026, at the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil on suspicion of wildlife trafficking. They seized 12 mari
Mongabay51d
Ebola outbreak reaches major cities in DR Congo, Uganda amid fears of regional spread
The Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was officially confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 15. Less than a week later, the dea
Global Voices51d
Solidarity fields in Syria: Reviving local seed production
A community garden on Damascus's edge is quietly rebuilding Syria's agricultural memory
Mongabay51d
Wild animal consumption on the rise in Central Africa, study finds
A new study has shed light on the scale of wild meat consumption across Central Africa. According to research led by CIFOR-ICRAF, a roughly 50% increase in the amount of wild meat being consumed is dr
Truthout51d
Black Workers Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine During Trump 2.0
Nearly a decade ago, Donald Trump infamously asked Black voters in his pitch to garner their support: “What do you have to lose?” The Federal Reserve answered Trump’s question in its recent Economic W
Investigate Midwest51d
In flurry of trading activity, Trump purchases John Deere stock
The person who controls Donald Trump’s investment portfolio purchased stock in John Deere three times since January, according to the president’s financial disclosure released last week.
Federal Reserve51d
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Commerce Bank
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Commerce Bank
Outlier Media51d
How women DJs are moving Detroit dance and hip-hop culture forward
“The music that we were playing, you couldn’t hear on the radio. So, that elevated us to a whole ’nother status.”
Chalkbeat51d
NYC after-school contract shakeup sparks fury after beloved, long-term providers are ousted
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Chalkbeat51d
Colorado colleges have made progress re-enrolling students who left without finishing
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The 19th News51d
How we’re celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day
The 19th’s mission is to give women and LGBTQ+ people — specifically those excluded from the promise of the 19th Amendment by their gender, race, ethnicity, class or disability – the information they
Chalkbeat51d
Believe Schools pivots from second location in Pike to serve credit-deficient, non-traditional students
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Reason Magazine51d
Minnesota Law Banning Prediction Markets Creates Victimless Crime
Last October, Minnesota state Sen. Matt Klein (D–Mendota Heights) wagered $50 on the prediction market Kalshi that he would win his congressional primary this August. After Kalshi flagged the bet, Kle
Reason Magazine51d
60% of Harvard Grades Were A's in 2025. Now the School Is Fighting Grade Inflation.
In the 2024–2025 school year, 60.2 percent of grades awarded at Harvard were A's, according to the school's Office of Undergraduate Education. For context, only a quarter of undergraduates received A'
Reason Magazine51d
Lawsuits Accuse Corporate 'Cartel' of Monopolizing Missouri's Weed Market
When Missouri legalized recreational marijuana in 2022, it put laws on the books to prevent monopolization of its weed market. Now, one cannabis provider is allegedly skirting these regulations to tak
Reason Magazine51d
Lawsuit Against Virginia Tech Alleging Anti-Male Bias in Title IX Proceedings Can Go Forward in Part
An excerpt from today's long decision by Judge Thomas Cullen (W.D. Va.) in Doe v. Va. Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ.: