Man paralyzed after Iowa police shooting sues officer, city
A man who was paralyzed when an Iowa police officer shot him in April is suing the officer …
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Boston requiring zero emissions for large buildings by 2050
The Boston City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that addresses climate change by requiring all buildings larger than 20,000 square feet to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050 …
New wildfire prompts evacuations in Northern California
Evacuations have been ordered in a Northern California community as a new wildfire spreads …
Feds say tougher rules needed to protect Texas power plants
Federal officials have made more than two dozen recommendations aimed at further safeguarding power plants and natural gas supplies to prevent a repeat of the February blackouts that caused more than 200 deaths in Texas …
Leaders to UN: A warmer world is a more violent one, too
Three presidents and seven foreign ministers are warning that a warmer world is a more violent one …
US long-term mortgage rates up slightly; 30-year at 2.88%
Average long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week continuing a months-long trend of little movement …
South Dakota woman sentenced in starvation death of toddler
A South Dakota woman accused in the July 2019 starvation death of a 3-year-old girl has been sentenced to 75 years in prison …
Alleged Mexican drug cartel boss charged in California
Federal authorities have accused an alleged top Mexican drug cartel lieutenant of helping smuggle tons of methamphetamine, fentanyl and other drugs across the border into the United States …
Ukraine’s leader takes UN to task as ‘retired superhero’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy certainly wasn’t the only world leader at this week’s U.N. General Assembly meeting to paint a dire picture of international relations …
Analysis: A ‘United’ Nations, navigating a fractured world
The U.N. General Assembly is unfolding this week under a thundercloud of deep pessimism …
Indiana mom says school cut autistic son’s hair without OK
A mother is upset with an Indiana school after a staff member gave a haircut to her son who is autistic …
South Carolina’s Confederate monument protection law upheld
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled a state law preventing anyone from moving a Confederate monument or changing the historical name of a street or building without the Legislature’s permission is legal …