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Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after racking up more than 100 violations for allegedly releasing toxic emissions into the atmosphere over the last five years, an air quality board said Tuesday....

UPFs should also be heavily taxed due to impact on health and mortality, says scientist who coined term...

The US Supreme Court accidentally leaked a major opinion on abortion rights, appearing ready to overturn part of Idaho’s near-total ban....

Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese national anthem “too softly”....

The bodies of three people were discovered near the summit of Mount Fuji with recovery efforts taking place. The mountain is a popular but challenging climbing destination due to extreme cold and altitude sickness risks....

The court overturned an injunction that would have limited contacts between government officials and social media companies on a wide range of issues....

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside....

Joe Biden has moved to correct a “great injustice” by pardoning thousands of US veterans convicted over six decades under a military law that banned gay sex....

A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread....

Germany’s government has agreed on a draft law making it easier to deport people who promote “terrorist crimes.” The legislation lowers the bar at which foreigners can be returned to their country of origin....

Growing grievances over a rural-urban divide help Marine Le Pen’s National Rally make inroads....

South Korea spotted another 350 North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten....

The Norwegian government on Tuesday signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary....

Japanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin to robot faces, for more realistic smiles and other facial expressions....

An aid agency issued a"crisis alert" Tuesday over war-torn Sudan, calling out the international community for its failure to address the civil war that has raged there for over a year....

Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian soldiers with HIMARS, a Ukrainian commander said....

The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials....

Study identifies 16,825 sites around the world where prioritising conservation would prevent extinction of thousands of unique species...

Reports surface days before UN summit on Afghanistan that will exclude Afghan women and debate on women’s rights...

Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades...

About £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been destroyed or written off in what is understood to be the most wasteful government deal of the pandemic....

Evan Gershkovich, a US reporter, is accused of being a CIA spy and has been detained in a Moscow jail for over a year. He could face up to 20 years in prison — unless he’s saved by a last-minute prisoner swap....

A government agency combating discrimination in Germany logged a record number of complaints in 2023. Around 40% of them pertained to racism, while roughly a quarter targeted the disabled or chronically ill....

There is a deepening sense of fear as population loss accelerates in rural America. The decline of small-town life is expected to be a looming topic in the presidential election....

The World’s Ugliest Dog annual contest may not render the most flattering title to its victor, but don’t tell that to Wild Thang....

The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions....

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he floated the idea of having a “migrant league of fighters” to UFC President Dana White, again employing dehumanizing language to describe people who enter the US illegally....

The elective course was reviewed to see if it complied with Youngkin executive order banning ‘inherently divisive concepts’...

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Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election, but no one seems to be listening....

The European Commission has delayed action on tobacco and nicotine, but countries say it should consider a ban on flavored vapes....

Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help....

More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabiaas the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Sunday....

The former president used his first rally in the city of brotherly love to tie violent crime with illegal immigration, despite the evidence against this...

A drought in Iran is causing the ground to subside, threatening Tehran and hundreds of other towns....

From the construction industry to the tourism sector, Greek employers cannot find the staff they need. The government’s solution: longer working hours. A new law enables employers to implement a six-day work week...

The Russian president said Friday that his country will continue to develop its nuclear arsenal, days after signing a new mutual defense pact with Kim Jong Un....

A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racial statements, according to police....

Police said 34 new Tesla Cybertrucks were damaged. The owner parked the exotic cars in a parking lot in Fort Lauderdale....

A dangerous heat wave is bringing sweltering temperatures to much of the US this weekend, including over parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, a tropical system could develop this weekend through the southwest Gulf of Mexico.

Gov. Ron DeSantis gave no explanation for zeroing out the $32 million in grants that were approved by state lawmakers....

On Tuesday, a Virginia appeals court fully absolved Marvin Grimm Jr. of the 1975 crime, saying that new evidence had dismantled the state’s original case against him....

If the Supreme Court ultimately takes the case and overturns the pillar, this could have a widespread impact on out-of-pocket health care costs, including costs for the HIV-prevention pill, known as PrEP....

New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rail service was severely disrupted this week, leaving some commuters stranded for hours on the hottest days of the year....

Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement...

Joseph Komrosky, who decried critical race theory and called Harvey Milk a pedophile, was recalled by 51% of Temecula voters...

After a year of funding uncertainty in Congress, agencies are struggling to recruit and retain firefighters....

The men made millions of dollars streaming stolen copyrighted content to tens of thousands of paid subscribers, the Justice Department said....