The renewable energy powering Chicago’s municipal operations is primarily sourced from the Double Black Diamond solar farm, the largest solar installation east of the Mississippi River. The move is ...

Fifty years after the official end of U.S. intervention in southeast Asia, “Vietnam vets are still the single largest population of war veterans in prison, illustrating the profound and lasting impact ...

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• Eight tech billionaires, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, added more than $600 billion to their collective net worth, representing 43% of the $1.5 trillion increase among the ...

Nearly half the world’s children “live in countries where risks to their health and safety due to the effects of climate change are extremely high,” according to UNICEF. By 2050, almost all children ...

• A pickup truck driven by Shamsud Din Jabbar plowed into New Orleans’ Bourbon Street crowd, killing 15 and injuring dozens early on New Year’s Day. • After exiting the vehicle, Jabbar opened fire on ...

We begin today’s show with a vote Sunday by the oldest learned association in the United States, the American Historical Association, which was founded by an act of Congress, to approve a “Resolution ...

Biden’s offshore drilling ban spans millions of coastal acres, but Trump’s upcoming administration signals a potential rollback. • President Joe Biden has banned offshore oil and gas drilling across ...

In the early hours of January 1, 2025, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran, drove his vehicle into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 14 people and injuring over 30 ...

In their preliminary findings released this week, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation concluded that the herbicide paraquat caused harm to wildlife and human health, including thyroid ...

• Robert Brooks, a Black inmate, was fatally beaten by 14 correctional officers at Marcy Correctional Facility on December 9, 2024. • Body camera footage shows officers punching, kicking, and choking ...

Israel’s December airstrikes on Gaza exceeded 1,400 as U.S. military aid continued. • Israel carried out over 1,400 airstrikes on Gaza in December 2024, averaging more than 45 strikes daily. • The ...