Who counts as a journalist? Arrests, access fights put press freedom on trial
Layoffs across storied media institutions, stagnant industry wages, expanding news deserts and the rise of the internet have created a...
Month: February 2026
White House rescinds authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked the endangerment finding, a 2009 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that classified greenhouse gases...
What we know, and what we don’t, about the El Paso airspace closure
Questions remain, and tensions are stirring around conflicting explanations for the abrupt closure of the airspace over El Paso, Texas....
Gun-part maker agrees to pay families of mass shooting victims $1.75M
The maker of a gun part used in a deadly, racially motivated mass shooting has agreed to pay $1.75 million...
Inside the plan to move charter schools into public buildings
Months ago, when Florida’s Schools of Hope law was enacted, it set off a frenzy. Sarasota County Public Schools quickly...
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace: Report
The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation...
Police identify Canada school shooter, detail history of mental health checks
Canadian authorities said the suspect in Tuesday's deadly school shooting in British Columbia had a history of police visits to...
Louisiana National Guardsman leaves M4 carbine in Bourbon Street bathroom
Beside a urinal and bin of used paper towels, an assault rifle was photographed leaning against a tiled bathroom wall...
Immigration operation in Minnesota to conclude, Homan says
The Trump administration is concluding Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota following weeks of widespread protests over aggressive immigration enforcement in...
Ukrainian Olympian barred from competition over war tribute helmet
A Ukrainian Olympic athlete was disqualified from competing on Thursday after Olympic officials ruled his helmet violated political speech rules. ...
