NEW YORK -- Floods, fires, melting ice and feverish heat: From smoke-choked Moscow to water-soaked Iowa and the High Arctic, the planet seems to be having a midsummer breakdown. It's not just a portent of things to come, scientists say, but a sign of troubling climate change already under way. The weather-related cataclysms fit patterns predicted by climate scientists, the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization says.
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
Nevada lawmakers return for a special session Thursday to address unfinished bills and urgent issues in Carson City, including a controversial film tax credit program.
The White House hasn’t said how much each donor is giving, and almost none was willing to divulge that. Very few commented on their contributions when contacted by The Associated Press.
Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $965 million for Friday’s drawing, after no ticket matched all six numbers, according to lottery officials.
In the past several days, the sun has sent out several bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that reached Earth on Tuesday night.
The memorial will include an open-air promenade, an amphitheater, and educational materials that will honor more than 200,000 veterans in the state.
The event at South 4th Street and East Garces Avenue included color guard performances, military vehicle motocades, and trailer floats with people dressed as founding fathers.
President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage. Now, he’s claiming they can finance a windfall for American families, too
Reopening the government would restart the program that helps 42 million Americans buy groceries, but it’s not clear how quickly full payments would resume.
