A Pennsylvania grape farmer is facing the possibility of watching roughly 1,600 tons of Concord grapes rot on the vine, a dramatic example of how changing consumer habits are reshaping one of America’s historic fruit-growing regions. Mark Terrell owns a 200-acre vineyard near North East, Pennsylvania, along the shores of...
Deadly Mill Explosion Shadows a High-Stakes House Race in Working-Class Washington
A devastating paper mill explosion in southwest Washington has become an emotional and political backdrop to one of the most closely watched U.S. House races of the 2026 midterm elections. In May, an explosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview killed 11 workers, making it one of Washington...
Supreme Court Takes Up Big Oil’s Bid to Shut Down a Wave of Climate Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court is opening its new term with a major climate case that could reshape efforts by cities and states to hold fossil fuel companies financially responsible for the costs of climate change. At the center of the dispute is a lawsuit filed by Boulder, Colorado, and Boulder...
AI’s Economic Boom Risks Creating a New Gender Divide as Women Miss Out on Its Best Jobs
Artificial intelligence is creating some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs in the global economy, but women are capturing only a small share of those opportunities, raising concerns that the AI revolution could deepen existing gender inequalities instead of reducing them. According to data from LinkedIn, women accounted for only...
Trump Heads to Nebraska to Boost Pete Ricketts as Beef Import Plan Angers Ranchers
President Donald Trump is heading to Nebraska to campaign for Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, bringing his midterm push into one of the country’s most reliably conservative states at a moment when economic frustration and anger over agricultural policy are creating unexpected political pressure. Trump is scheduled to appear in Grand...
Iowa Lands $15 Billion Steel Megaproject as Trump Pushes a New Era of American Manufacturing
President Donald Trump has announced plans for a $15 billion steel complex in Iowa that could become one of the largest steelmaking facilities in the United States, giving his administration a major manufacturing investment to showcase as Republicans campaign ahead of the November midterm elections. The project will be developed...
Florida Asks Court to Freeze OpenAI’s AI Expansion Until Independent Safety Controls Are in Place
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a state court to impose sweeping temporary restrictions on OpenAI, escalating a legal confrontation that could become an important test of how much authority individual states have to regulate rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. The request is part of a lawsuit Florida filed against...
New York’s Luxury Second-Home Tax Faces Constitutional Challenge From Billionaire Property Owners
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new tax on expensive second homes is facing a major legal challenge from casino mogul Steve Wynn and former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, escalating a broader battle over one of the mayor’s signature revenue policies. Wynn and Ross, both Florida residents who own...
Trump Turns to South Korea for $54 Billion Bet on Alaska’s Long-Delayed LNG Megaproject
President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil approximately $54 billion in proposed South Korean investment connected to Alaska’s massive liquefied natural gas project and other U.S. initiatives, potentially providing new momentum to an energy development that has been discussed for decades but repeatedly struggled with financing and commercial viability. The...
Ospreys Are Vanishing Along the East Coast as a Crucial Food Source Disappears
One of America’s most celebrated wildlife recoveries is facing a troubling reversal as ospreys struggle to reproduce along large portions of the East Coast, with scientists increasingly focusing on shortages of a small but ecologically important fish as a major factor. Ospreys were once devastated by the pesticide DDT, which...