Pelosi duels with White House as unemployment aid set to expire

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi slammed Republicans for refusing to concede anything in the negotiations…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

Havelland, Germany. A sheep’s wagtail sings on a branch in the Havel floodplain. The species likes…

House clears $1.3T spending bill with $210B in emergency cash

The House has now passed 10 out of 12 spending bills on the floor. | J.…

Engel subpoenas State Dept. for Biden documents given to Senate Republicans

Rep. Eliot Engel. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs…

Animal stunning slowly being accepted by Turkey’s halal butchers, say activists

As Turkey gears up for Eid al-Adha, or Qurban Bayram, the Muslim festival of sacrifice, animal…

UK waste incinerators three times as likely to be in deprived areas

Waste incinerators are three times as likely to be situated in the most deprived and ethnically…

Australia’s ‘black summer’ bushfires showed the impact of human-wrought change | Tim Flannery

Australia’s “black summer” megafires were a severe blow to ecosystems already reeling from decades of adverse…

Climate crisis exerting increasing impact on UK, says Met Office

More extreme heat, less frost and snow, and trees coming into leaf earlier are among the…

Intel Dems press Nunes for details on anti-Biden package from Ukrainian official

Rep. Devin Nunes. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House…

Pollutionwatch: will carmakers follow VW and revamp vehicles?

Five years ago, Volkswagen admitted to using software that ensured its cars were on their best…