The Global Climate Leadership Vacuum

The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?

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U.S. Officials Raise Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Bid for F-35 Jets

A Pentagon intelligence report says China could try to acquire advanced F-35 technology in Saudi Arabia if the Trump administration sells jets to the kingdom.

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Mountbatten-Windsor and Mandelson, Two Prominent Britons Who Come Up in the Epstein Files

Newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.

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Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice

Colombia was a top U.S. ally in Latin America until the Trump administration began deadly strikes in international waters. Now, one family wants justice.

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Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women Under 50

The study’s findings track with recent research on the alarming rise of the cancer in younger adults.

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Blue Origin to Launch NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars: How to Watch

This will be the second flight of the orbital rocket from Jeff Bezos’ space company and will include a key test of whether it can land a booster stage for later reuse.

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Starbucks Workers Are Striking at Dozens of Stores on ‘Red Cup Day’

More than 1,000 workers at 65 stores across the United States joined the labor action, the union representing baristas said.

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Assault Case Against a Democratic House Member Can Proceed, Judge Rules

The judge concluded that Representative LaMonica McIver did not have legislative immunity from charges that grew out of a congressional oversight visit to a migrant jail in Newark.

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Dozens Are Hospitalized After Ammonia Leak in Oklahoma

Authorities said a tanker truck parked outside a hotel in Weatherford, Okla., was leaking ammonia on Wednesday night, prompting evacuations.

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An Ontario Man Took a Bus for a Joyride. Turns Out, He’s Not a Bad Driver.

The incident in Hamilton, Ontario, ended safely with an arrest and no injuries (and all fares paid).

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