Archives for March 2023

Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world's deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters. … [Read more...] about UN body mulls deep sea mining amid demand for minerals

The story was a blockbuster: A former Texas voting official was on the record detailing how nearly three decades earlier, votes were falsified to give then-congressman Lyndon B. Johnson a win that propelled the future president into the U.S. Senate. … [Read more...] about ‘Window into history’: Tapes detail Lyndon B. Johnson’s stolen election

Two D.C. firefighters are out of the fryer, into the fire and under internal investigation after stopping at a Chick-fil-A on their way to a medical emergency. … [Read more...] about Firefighters hit Chick-fil-A on way to an emergency. They’re now under internal investigation

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a nearly $13.5 billion state transportation budget Friday, touting new rail safety measures that were included in response to the February train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine. … [Read more...] about Ohio governor signs rail safety measures into law

An assistant director of the Alec Baldwin film "Rust" pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. … [Read more...] about ‘Rust’ assistant director pleads no contest to weapons charge in on-set shooting death