‘This is how you fail a permit deal’: Sen. Whitehouse slams Trump on offshore wind power
The senator Sheldon White Houseone of the lead Democratic negotiators on the Senate authorization bill, said Wednesday that the Asset The administration’s targeting of offshore wind projects jeopardizes the bipartisan agreement to overhaul the…
FEMA Won’t Help Texans After July 2026 Floods. Here’s Why.
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited history. Review our AI policy and give us your feedback. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rejected a request for federal aid to people in need of help after the July 2026…
Chiricahua National Park: Discover the Newest Park in the United States
Updated October 21, 2026, 2:53 p.m. ET Chiricahua National Monument just became the country’s newest national park. After the bill was approved by the House of Representatives in March and the Senate on September 30, President Donald Trump signed…
Property tax amendment falls short of 60% support needed to pass, but many remain undecided, UNF poll finds
JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – The highly controversial Amendment 3, regarding property tax exemptions on real estate properties, is far from reaching the 60% threshold it is expected to pass in November, according to a new poll of likely Florida midterm…
What to remember from the Senate debate in Kansas, an unexpected midterm battleground
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall used the final debate of the surprisingly competitive U.S. Senate race Wednesday to paint his Democratic challenger, Adam Hamilton, as a liberal unfit for the historically red state, while Hamilton portrayed the Republican…
First briefing: California voters; Climate pollution; Police ; Ukraine: NPR
Good morning. You are reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to receive it in your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s best stories Los Angeles County election officials say…
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa arrested on criminal fraud charges
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Deputy Mayor Angela Eady will serve as mayor at city commission meetings and ceremonies in the absence of Jackie Espinosa following the mayor’s arrest Wednesday, the city announced. Espinosa remains in office. The city said…
Subtropical Storm Josephine forms in the Atlantic as it heads toward the East Coast
🌀 SUBTROPICAL STORM: Subtropical Storm Josephine formed a few hundred miles off the Mid-Atlantic coast this evening, bringing the threat of damaging winds and coastal flooding over the next few days. Subtropical Storm Josephine formed in the Atlantic on…
Meta conducts stock split to keep Zuckerberg in control
Meta’s board wants Mark Zuckerberg to stick around. The company announced a new class of non-voting Class C shares in its third-quarter earnings report. He lists several reasons why the new class was created, one of which is to maintain control…
European far-right takes advantage of protest violence to promote authoritarian anti-immigration agenda | The extreme right
Europe’s far-right leaders have pounced on the violence that shook many cities last weekend, portraying it as the inevitable consequence of the failure of liberal governance and open border policies and insisting that only they can restore law and…