Anti-Asian American hate crimes bill passes House, heads to Biden

Demonstrators take to the streets to show their support for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities…

House Republicans plan rebellion over mask rules

A GOP-led revolt over masks is brewing inside the House as the Capitol wrestles with how…

EPA shuts polluting Caribbean refinery reopened under Trump

Nearby residents in the US Virgin Islands, have endured water contamination and noxious fumes that closed…

McCarthy announces opposition to Capitol riot commission

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced his opposition to a bill that would establish…

Galápagos rock formation Darwin’s Arch collapses from erosion

Boat tourists reportedly saw the rocky structure collapse into the Pacific Ocean Darwin’s Arch, a rock…

Air pollution linked to ‘huge’ rise in child asthma GP visits

Exclusive: consultations for asthma and other respiratory infections go up with increased dirty air, finds study…

How green is Denver if you’re Black? These residents are about to find out

An oasis of green space has become a lightning rod in ongoing debates about gentrification, open…

State losses plague Democrats ahead of redistricting

Democrats’ 2020 down-ballot disappointments are already coming back to haunt them. Despite President Joe Biden carrying…

Cheney, unbound, settles into the ‘bull’s-eye of controversy’

At her last conference meeting as a House Republican leader, Liz Cheney delivered the morning prayer…

Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $43m to restore the Galápagos Islands

Environmentalist actor, with other conservation groups, aims to rewild the entire archipelago and other Pacific islands…