Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impacts of fossil fuels
Survivors of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a claim against the UK's largest oil company.
Flu wave hits England's busiest A&E - hundreds of patients are arriving a day
The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs.
Flu wave hits England's busiest A&E - hundreds of patients are arriving a day
The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs.
DeSantis’ proposed $117B state budget highlights teacher pay, Everglades
Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a $117.3 billion state budget proposal Wednesday, his eighth and last, that includes new money for a Make America Healthy Again commission, transfers part of the University of South Florida to New College, and bolsters military installations in hopes of deterring oil drilling off the Florida coast. The proposal, which runs […]
‘Historic’ flooding prompts WA governor to declare emergency
As floodwaters swelled around Washington, threatening low-lying communities along rivers, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a statewide emergency declaration on Wednesday. Ferguson said he’d also seek an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government in response to the flooding, which is the result of an atmospheric river that has dumped multiple inches of rain in parts […]
Attorney: It’s a ‘judgement call’ whether Florida redraws its congressional map
A pending ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the 1965 Voting Rights Act could trigger the Florida Legislature to conduct a mid-decade congressional redistricting effort, but it won’t require them to do so. That was the opinion of Tallahassee election attorney Andy Bardos, who spoke Wednesday before a Florida House select committee charged with […]
Kansas AG ditches anti-immigration health care lawsuit after change in federal policy
TOPEKA — The Kansas attorney general is dropping his federal lawsuit that targeted health care for immigrants across the U.S. Kris Kobach announced Wednesday he voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit, but health care for certain immigrants was stripped away more than three months ago when President Donald Trump rescinded the Biden-era rule that offered health care […]
Nikki Fried: ‘The pendulum is swinging’ towards Democrats’ after victory in Miami election
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried took a victory lap Wednesday, fresh off seeing Miami voters elect former Miami-Dade County commissioner Eileen Higgins as mayor, the first time a registered Democrat has taken the seat in decades. Higgins defeated former Miami City Manager Emilio González Tuesday by more than 18 percentage points, 59%-41%. That race […]
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‘Rights are being violated’: Kansas man without criminal history arrested and deported by ICE
TOPEKA — A roving patrol of federal agents chased Julio Rojas through the Olathe streets in August and, after capturing him, put a knee on his neck while they wrapped him in chains. Like most of the people detained as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation blitz, Rojas had no criminal record. The federal […]
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty: "It Is Shameful to Just Stand By and Watch"
Is the ceasefire in Gaza going to hold? In an interview, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty expresses cautious optimism. Hamas must be disarmed, he says, and the West must do more for reconstruction.
Proposed ‘Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day’ among first bills filed ahead of Kansas’ 2026 session
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate’s first piece of proposed legislation for 2026 seeks to honor Charlie Kirk. The Republican resolution proposes establishing “Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day” on Oct. 14, the late right-wing political activist’s birthday. Kirk was shot and killed in September while speaking at a Utah college campus. The Senate’s resolution is rooted […]