Tim Scott optimistic about Congress’ progress on police reform

Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday had an optimistic tone about Washington’s progress on police reform discussions,…

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Global heating is now setting the parameters of political debate These are heady days to be…

Susan Collins defends Romney, Cheney: ‘We are not a party that is led by just one person’

Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday that she was “appalled” by the Utah GOP’s attempt to…

GOP senators see path to narrower infrastructure deal

Sen. Bill Cassidy said Republicans and Democrats are “a lot closer than you might think” on…

Nine arrests in London as climate activists glue themselves to bridges

Nine people were arrested on Saturday, including activists who glued themselves to bridges in London in…

‘It’s like a rotting carcass of its former self’: funeral for an Oregon glacier

The funeral was a suitably solemn affair. The small casket was placed on a table covered…

Could you wear a dress for 100 days?

Could you wear the same thing for 100 days? I could, because I don’t care about…

How did a wildlife lover become one of the bloodiest poachers in California history?

The California department of fish and wildlife relies on an intricate network of citizen-informants to help…

Glaciers in retreat: tracking the decline of the Earth’s ‘rivers of ice’

Glacial melt The gigantic Boulder glacier is in Montana’s glacier park; these images, charting its decline,…

Glacial lakes threaten millions with flooding as planet heats up

An increasing number of people are being threatened by flooding caused by glacial lakes bursting, scientists…