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New EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

The rule was among four separate measures targeting coal and natural gas plants that the EPA said would provide “regular certainty” to the power industry and encourage them to make investments to transition “to a clean energy economy.”
A rule issued April 24, 2024, by the Environmental Protection Agency would force power plants fueled by coal or natural to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.
A rule issued April 24, 2024, by the Environmental Protection Agency would force power plants fueled by coal or natural to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.
3h ago

USC's Caleb Williams 'ready' to be taken No. 1 in NFL Draft, help Chicago Bears regain past glory

USC quarterback, 2022 Heisman Trophy winner threw for 3,633 yards, 30 touchdowns and only five interceptions last season.
UCLA v USC
UCLA v USC
4h ago

U.S. births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say

A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A woman pushes a stroller in New York City, on Nov. 6, 2022.
A woman pushes a stroller in New York City, on Nov. 6, 2022.
4h ago

Oklahoma prosecutors charge fifth member of anti-government group in Kansas women’s killings

Paul Jeremiah Grice, 31, was charged in Texas County with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit murder.
Jilian D. Kelley, left, and Veronica C. Butler.
Jilian D. Kelley, left, and Veronica C. Butler.
5h ago

Chinese student sentenced to 9 months in prison for harassing pro-democracy activist in Boston

Xiaolei Wu, a former student at the Berklee College of Music, threatened to chop off the hands of a person who posted a flyer on campus advocating democracy in China and reported their family to Chinese authorities.
Xiaolei Wu sits for an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Xiaolei Wu sits for an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
6h ago

Surrogacy 'unicorn' is pregnant with baby No. 11 and would do it again 'in a heartbeat'

She delivered healthy babies in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022, three of which are her own. She is due again in July.
Emily Westerfield
Emily Westerfield
9h ago

Chicago's 'rat hole' removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged

The imprint has been a quirk of a residential block in Chicago’s North Side neighborhood of Roscoe Village for years.
Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged.
Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged.

How the Columbia protests sparked campus demonstrations across the country

It was "an extraordinary miscalculation," says a witness to the anti-Vietnam War protests that rocked the Ivy League school in 1968.
Police surround protesters supporting Gaza on the campus of Columbia University on April 18, 2024.
Police surround protesters supporting Gaza on the campus of Columbia University on April 18, 2024.
14h ago

Search ongoing for man who may have taken homemade raft down Colorado River

A pickup truck belonging to Thomas Robison, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was found abandoned Sunday.
missing person
missing person

USDA orders dairy cows to be tested for bird flu if moved across state lines

The move is meant to curb the spread of the virus among dairy cows, though experts say it may be more widespread than previously thought.
A customer shops for milk at a grocery store.
A customer shops for milk at a grocery store.
17h ago

Man arrested in connection to death of trans woman outside Miami City Ballet

Security video shows a man grabbing some type of metal pipe from the ground and hitting the victim in the head and face several times, according to a police report.
miami beach murder victim transgender
miami beach murder victim transgender