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(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) During the 13th cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump’s second term, the president indicated he expects more back-and-forth strikes with Iran as he tells reporters he is “losing faith” in the Islamic Republic. The president expressed frustration with the Iranian regime, adding that “they do...

(Greg Bishop, The Center Square) The executive vice president of a coalition advocating for data center development says reversing course on incentives in Illinois could have “detrimental” economic consequences. Last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker told the Aspen Climate Summit he reversed course on offering tax exemptions to data centers to...

(Headline USA) As dry, windy weather fueled a big wildfire near a city in central Oregon, a fourth firefighter died after he and several colleagues last month were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border. Nathan Matthews, 43, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Friday, the federal Interior Department said in...

(Headline USA) U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks. According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14...

(Headline USA) Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday, as smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze. Air quality warnings were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command on Thursday announced it was bombing Iran for the sixth consecutive night as the US continues to escalate its attacks on the country. “At 2 pm ET today, US forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth consecutive night...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York became the first state to pause on energy-hungry data centers under an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, which comes in response to concerns about rising utility bills and the regional electric grid. The directive signed by Hochul sets a one-year...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  U.S. inflation decreased by 0.4% in June, for a seasonally adjusted total of 3.5% over the year, driven by rapidly falling energy costs, according to a new report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Inflation rose by 0.5% in May before declining 0.4%...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Saudi-led forces bombed the international airport in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, reigniting the war with Yemen’s Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, which has been in a state of ceasefire that has held relatively well since 2022. The attack was claimed by Yemen’s so-called “internationally recognized government,”...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The United States appears to be on the cusp of returning to full-scale strikes against Iran after pounding the Islamic Republic over the weekend, stemming from Iranian aggression over control of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump told Fox News Monday that the U.S....

(Headline USA) A fast-spreading blaze prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County. The brush fire sparked around 1 p.m. under dry and scorching hot conditions in a remote high desert region about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of LA, according to the LA...

(Headline USA) The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said American forces launched the strikes “to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking...