Electric vehicle (EV) users often desire three things: a longer driving range, quicker charging times, and an affordable price tag. The Evolution of EV Batteries To address these needs, auto manufacturers are working on replacing the conventional lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that power most EVs with advanced solid-state variants. These next-generation...
Members of Congress Make a Rare Visit to Opposition-Held Northwest Syria
BEIRUT — Three Republican members of the U.S. Congress made a quick trip Sunday into opposition-held northwest Syria in the first known visit to the war-torn country by American lawmakers in six years. They urged the Biden administration and regional partners to keep up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad. Support...
Trump Trial Set for March in Federal Case Charging Him With Plotting to Overturn Election
WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting a defense request to push back the case by years. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rebuffed claims...
DeSantis Booed at Vigil as Hundreds Mourn Florida Racist Killings
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack in America: this one the killing of three Black people in Florida at the hands of a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind...
Bare Electrical Wire and Leaning Poles on Maui Were Possible Cause of Deadly Fires
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact. Videos...
Iran Sentences 8 to Prison Over Paramilitary’s Death During Last Year’s Nationwide Protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran sentenced seven men and a woman to prison after their convictions over allegedly aiding two men who were earlier executed for killing a paramilitary volunteer during the nationwide protests last year that followed Mahsa Amini's death in police custody, state media reported Wednesday. The...
Pope Says ‘Backward’ U.S. Conservatives Have Replaced Faith With Ideology
ROME — Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time. Francis’ comments were an acknowledgment of the divisions in the U.S. Catholic Church, which...
Bob Barker, Dapper ‘Price Is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ Host and Animal Advocate, Dies at 99
Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died. He was 99. Barker — also a longtime animal rights activist — died Saturday morning at his home in Los Angeles,...
Biden Is ‘Old,’ Trump Is ‘Corrupt’: Poll Reveals Baggage in Possible 2024 Rematch
WASHINGTON — Americans actually agree on something in this time of raw discord: Joe Biden is too old to be an effective president in a second term. Only a few years his junior, Donald Trump raises strikingly less concern about his age. But they have plenty of other problems with...
Auto Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Let Union Leaders to Call Strikes Against Car Companies
Louisville, Ky. — Auto workers have voted overwhelmingly to give union leaders the authority to call strikes against Detroit car companies if a contract agreement isn't reached. The United Auto Workers union said Friday that results are still being tallied, but so far 97% have voted in favor of authorizing...