Branson mum on when he’ll launch to space on Virgin Galactic
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson won’t say when he’ll ride his rocket ship to space or whether he's looking to become...
Buttigieg doles out transport grants with eye toward climate
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg doled out $905 million in infrastructure grants Wednesday, including to repair a cracking bridge in Seattle during a crippling heat...
NJ awards 2 more offshore wind projects, tripling capacity
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —
New Jersey utility regulators approved the...
Another mild algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer
TOLEDO, Ohio — The toxic blob of algae that turns western Lake Erie a ghastly shade of green each summer and threatens drinking water...
Appeal seeks to let Indiana quit federal jobless programs
INDIANAPOLIS — Attorneys for the state argue that Indiana’s economic recovery will “suffer irreparable harm” unless an appeals court overturns a judge’s order that...
Biden signs three bills to overturn Trump-era rules
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed three separate laws Wednesday that dismantle part of the Trump era, blocking payday lenders from avoiding caps on...
South Carolina gives initial OK to $6M prison riot deal
South Carolina officials gave initial approval Tuesday to a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of prisoner lawsuits against the Department of Corrections following...
Colombia catches hacker wanted in the U.S. for ‘Gozi’ virus
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian officials say they have arrested a Romanian hacker who is wanted in the U.S. for distributing a virus that infected...
Brazil to redeploy troops to Amazon to fight deforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil's president is sending troops back to the Amazon to bolster policing against logging and other illegal land clearance, acting amid...
Pandemic points to need to work together as Italy hosts G-20
MATERA, Italy — With the pandemic providing painful lessons on how interconnected the world is, ministers from nations accounting for more than half the...