President Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan included landmark climate proposals that would put the U.S. on course to reaching Mr. Biden’s climate goals. But because of in-party negotiations, two measures crucial to meeting those objectives are seemingly off the table: a clean electricity performance program and a tax …

The mother of a 5-year-old New Hampshire boy who hasn’t been seen in six months and her boyfriend who was with her were arrested in New York City, CBS Boston reports. The pair were arrested on witness tampering and child endangerment charges, but the search for the child continues, authorities …

Colin Kaepernick is refusing to give up on his dream of returning to the NFL and leading another team to the Super Bowl. In a new interview with Ebony magazine, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and activist said he still practices daily in case a professional football team calls.  …

Amid a shortage of truck drivers, there are more than 13 loads for every truck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, adding to the supply chain backlog.  Long Beach port director Mario Cordero said he expects a new deal with the Biden administration — to keep ports …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that his wife, Casey DeSantis, has breast cancer. “I am saddened to report that Florida’s esteemed First Lady and my beloved wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer. As the mother of three young children, Casey is the centerpiece of our family and has …

A person of interest in the disappearance of 19-year-old Florida woman Miya Marcano was found dead in his apartment on Monday, police said. Armando Manuel Caballero was a maintenance worker at the apartment complex where Marcano lives and works, and police said she had repeatedly rejected his romantic advances. He …

Washington — The nation’s most celebrated and decorated gymnasts offered harrowing testimony before senators on Wednesday about the sexual abuse they suffered by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, arguing the failure of institutions like the FBI to immediately investigate allegations of abuse allowed his misconduct to continue unanswered while …

A federal judge on Wednesday imposed sanctions against one-time Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell and other attorneys who filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to overturn President Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.  Judge Linda Parker said the attorneys who filed the case failed to do their due diligence to …

Exploring Washington, D.C.’s newest museum, Planet Word, you might think you’ve entered an amusement park, and in some ways, you have! “Underlying everything is a sense of fun,” said Planet Word’s founder and CEO, Ann Friedman. “It’s a museum built on ideas, and then turned into experiences.” But the fun …

When New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation becomes effective in two weeks, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will replace him as the state’s first female governor. Cuomo, a Democrat, announced his impending resignation Tuesday, with his eventual impeachment seeming all but certain in the wake of a New York attorney general report …