As wildfires surge through some of the most treasured landscapes in the nation, two new studies show that supercharged blazes make it harder for forests to recover.

(RNS) — The lawsuit accused the Department of Homeland Security and ICE of instituting policies that violate 'core constitutional values.'

It’s not just about our water bills. The lords of AI have failed to persuade America in a spectacular way.

Rallies in blood-red districts, endless tweetstorms, and lots of dancing

The unusual move, which comes weeks before the midterm elections, has been derided by Democrats and advocates as a stunt.

An investigation into Wells Fargo over accusations of race-based lending signals a sharp escalation of the Trump administration's broadside against DEI programs.

On Thursday, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMD’s Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nation’s top science prize.

The former death row inmate, who was freed after a landmark 2019 Supreme Court ruling over racial bias in jury selections, died at 56.

Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation.

Education minister promises 3,000 substitute teachers by Tuesday with schools still blockaded across France High school students have again blockaded schools and marched through cities across France, promising to continue their campaign against the poor state of the national education system in the 10th day of protests that have left hundreds injured. Large crowds took to the streets on Thursday for mainly peaceful demonstrations in cities including Lille, Rennes, Nantes, Lyon, Toulon and Marseille, while in Paris a large procession marched through the city centre to the Place de la Bastille. Continue reading...

A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration’s “brutality trip.”

Canadian shoppers are pressuring grocery stores to respond, with nearly nine in 10 wanting clear labels on domestic products

Conditions in Gaza remain bleak, and reconstruction blocked, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights for reelection three years after the Oct. 7 attack.

President Donald Trump hailed an effort to automatically enroll every eligible American child in his Trump Accounts, showcasing the investment vehicles as he seeks to boost support for his economic agenda ahead of the midterm elections.

The Northern Territory's environmental regulator says it has a "low level of confidence" in the current plan for an outback data centre.

The Greens signal they will not back the government's controversial private health insurance changes as they stand.

After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.

High court finding in favour of Hunter Valley community group sets precedent other environmentalists should follow, advocate says

Chinstrap penguins on Zavodovski Island in Antarctica down by two-thirds since 2011, probably due to climate crisis

President Donald Trump said he should win the Nobel Peace Prize for settling eight conflicts and keeping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan’s four-year fight over MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine went all the way to the high court

Republican anger erupted against two of President Donald Trump's top political advisers after they spent part of the final midterm stretch helping a pro-Russian government in the Balkans.Republican operatives and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon tore into MAGA Inc. leaders James Blai...

It’s one of a slew of changes to federal gun policy pursued under Trump this year. And according to a veteran gun violence prevention attorney, “probably the most dangerous action taken by the US gove...

ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”

The impact of soaring diesel prices is less evident to consumers than that of gasoline.

Australia’s highest court ruled planning authorities weighing coal mine projects should consider climate change impacts triggered by the use of the fuel, potentially adding challenges for an export sector that generates A$70 billion ($49 billion) a year.

Millions of operations should be scrapped

The deadly outbreak in Pennsylvania is its largest in more than three decades, and confirmed cases in New York are up

Top End tourism operators are calling for the creation of a dedicated fund to help struggling business survive the wet season, as they say looming cuts to holiday workers could push the sector past breaking point.  

Donald Trump might be the most influential US president of the past 100 years according to Joe Hockey but that doesn't mean he hasn't "diminished' the standing of the US globally.

Inventors of optogenetics get the gong

Ahead of the midterm elections, the Department of Justice is leading a high-profile effort to catch and prosecute people they say illegally cast ballots, sometimes holding televised press conferences ...

For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author says