(Headline USA) University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate changes.
Warming temperatures and an extended growing season can lead to quality problems and disease, Gregory Porter, a professor of crop ecology and management, told the Bangor Daily News.
“The predictions...
(Headline USA) Chris Christie is everywhere.
The former New Jersey governor and onetime Republican presidential candidate denounced “conspiracy theorists” during a September appearance at the Ronald Reagan Library in California.
He followed up with a speech this month to influential Republicans in Las Vegas, warning that the party will only succeed...
(Headline USA) The name of a newly identified variant of the coronavirus has had some social media users scratching their heads about the World Health Organization’s system for labeling certain versions of the virus.
The WHO chose on Friday to dub the variant, first reported to the agency by scientists...
(Headline USA) After he was acquitted last week in the self-defense shootings following last year's Antifa riots in Kenosha, Wisc., Kyle Rittenhouse went from staring at possible life behind bars to red-hot star of the Right: an exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson and a visit with Donald Trump at...
(Headline USA) As part of his mission to micromanage the lives of mostly law-abiding domestic citizens, Attorney General Merrick Garland directed U.S. attorneys across the country to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights as federal officials face a historic number of investigations into passenger...
(Headline USA) The South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use.
Gov. Kristi Noem instigated the legal fight to strike down the amendment passed by voters in November.
Though the Republican governor...
(Kevin Bessler, The Center Square) Several downstate Illinois lawmakers are blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his comments following the Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty verdicts.
A Wisconsin jury acquitted the 18-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, on charges stemming from killing two men and wounding another during unrest last year, finding he acted...
(Headline USA) Oregon residents are increasingly pushing for the state to divest from fossil fuel companies and other controversial investments, but the state treasury is resisting and putting the onus on the Legislature.
In addition to fossil fuel companies, the state employee retirement fund is also invested in a company...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is nominating Shalanda Young to lead the White House budget office and Nani Coloretti to serve as Young's deputy.
If confirmed by the Senate, Young would be the first black woman to lead the Office of Management and Budget while Coloretti,...
(Headline USA) The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its Summit for Democracy next month, the State Department announced, prompting sharp criticism from China, which considers the self-ruled island as its territory.
The event is aimed at gathering government, civil society and private sector leaders to work together on fighting...
(Headline USA) With supply chain issues already crippling the country, leave it to President Joe Biden to find a way to make a bad problem worse.
With his latest imperious vaccine mandate Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response...
(Headline USA) Tucker Carlson reached 5.05 million viewers for his Kyle Rittenhouse interview on Monday, the Fox News Channel opinion host's largest audience since the night of the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol.
Rittenhouse was acquitted on murder charges last week, and Carlson was given the chance for...