A powerful explosion in The Hague early Saturday morning caused a building to partially collapse, killing at least three individuals and sending multiple victims to the hospital.
The Biden administration set a new precedent in environmental enforcement during the 2024 fiscal year, including the first-ever arrest for violations of anti-climate change regulations under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its annual enforcement report on Thursday, showcasing significant increases in penalties, prosecutions, and pollution reduction initiatives.
Boycotts of a bovine methane-reduction supplement are underway over safety concerns. The protests come as Arla Foods, a major supplier of British supermarkets, launched a trial of Bovaer, the bovine supplement.
A federal appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app by January 19 or be banned in the United States.
The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in November, surpassing economists’ forecast of 215,000, the Department of Labor reported Friday. The unemployment rate edged up slightly to 4.2%, as more individuals entered the workforce.
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to uphold Tennessee's child-protection law restricting transgender treatments for minors, a development that has alarmed transgender activists and progressives. The law bars the use of hormones, puberty blockers, and surgeries for physically healthy children seeking to transition, arguing that these experimental treatments carry significant long-term risks.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, one of the nation's largest health insurers, has reversed its decision to cap reimbursement for anesthesia care based on surgery time limits.
Northern California was rocked by a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Thursday, with the epicenter located just off the coast of Fortuna, according to the US Geological Survey. Initially reported as a 6.6 magnitude quake, it was later upgraded, prompting widespread concern across the region.
