WASHINGTON — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a final rule announced Tuesday by the Biden administration. The Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive from Congress included in...
Trump Picks Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to Be Ambassador to Israel
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel's interests as it...
At the Pandemic’s Start, Americans Began Drinking More. They Still Are.
Americans started drinking more as the COVID-19 pandemic got underway. They were stressed, isolated, uncertain — the world as they had known it had changed overnight. Two years into the disaster, the trend had not abated, researchers reported Monday. The percentage of Americans who consumed alcohol, which had risen from...
Last GOP Congressman Anchored in Democratic LA County Concedes in Race Against Former NASA Exec
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia, the last Republican congressman anchored in heavily Democratic Los Angeles County, on Monday conceded to Democrat George Whitesides, ending his reelection bid in a district north of Los Angeles. In a statement, Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot, said he had congratulated Whitesides...
Aid Groups Say Israel Misses US Deadline to Boost Humanitarian Aid Entering Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war, international aid organizations said Tuesday. In Washington, however, the Biden administration was less definitive, saying Tuesday that the steps Israel...
Speaker Mike Johnson Says Republicans Are ‘Ready to Deliver’ on Trump’s Agenda
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are "ready to deliver" President-elect Donald Trump's agenda after his election victory, insisting the GOP won't make the mistakes of last time and will be much better prepared for a second-term Trump White House. Standing on the steps of the...
Wall Street Slips as the Trump Trade Cools
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are slipping Tuesday as some momentum comes out of the torrid "Trump trade" that swept Wall Street following Donald Trump's presidential victory. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in afternoon trading, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 242...
49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan Says Players’ Sideline Spat Has Been ‘Squashed’
SANTA CLARA — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan called a sideline spat involving star receiver Deebo Samuel and two teammates an "overreaction" and said the team has put it to rest. The moment in question came late in San Francisco's 23-20 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday after kicker...
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Will Have Season-Ending Surgery on Torn Hamstring
FRISCO — Dak Prescott has decided on surgery for his torn hamstring, ending the season for the franchise quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys when their playoff hopes were already fading fast. Owner Jerry Jones said Prescott will have the surgery Wednesday in New York. Jones was speaking on his radio...
Judge Delays Ruling on Whether to Scrap Trump’s Conviction in Hush Money Case
NEW YORK — A judge on Tuesday put off a key ruling in President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case as his lawyers argued for dismissing it so he can run the country. New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule Tuesday on their earlier request to throw...