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Colombia hosts talks on exiting fossil fuels as global energy crisis deepens
Just across the road from the site of the first international conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels, in Colombia, oil tankers routinely unload at the Pozos Colorados terminal, with its large tank farm. The tension between climate ambition and fossil-fuel dependency is at the heart of the meeting, which began Friday in the Caribbean
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Caregiving has a burnout problem
More than 63 million people in America are caregivers — of kids, of parents, and loved ones. And nearly half of caregivers under the age of 50 are taking care of a parent and a child at the same time. Maybe you’re one of them. Maybe you’re also trying to hold down a job and
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National parks brace for summer surge as Trump administration proposes more staff cuts
WASHINGTON — When families flocked to Yosemite National Park during their recent spring breaks, some met two-hour waits at the entrance gates. At a lakeside spot in the North Cascades in Washington state, there hasn’t been enough staff to open the visitors center. And in Death Valley, water was shut off at two campgrounds. National parks staff
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How Netanyahu Hurt America’s Jews
The relationship between the United States and Israel is in crisis. Six in 10 Americans have a negative view of Israel, and a majority of those under 50 in both major parties view Israel as well as its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, negatively. After the brutal Gaza war, a large percentage of liberal-leaning Generation Z
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Their homes burned in the Eaton fire. Why Edison has kept information about the fire under wraps
After last year’s disastrous Eaton fire, Southern California Edison executives vowed to be transparent about what caused the inferno that killed at least 19 people and left thousands of families homeless in Altadena. “As we better understand exactly what happened on Jan. 7, we do so with a commitment to remain transparent,” Pedro Pizarro, chief
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White House Correspondents Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen admits he was targeting Trump officials: report
The suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman was targeting Trump administration officials when he attempted to storm past Secret Service agents and into the packed ballroom Saturday night, according to a report. Cole Allen, 31, told police he was going after “administration officials” at the press gala inside the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, DC,
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Talarico needs Crockett’s Black voters. They aren’t all convinced.
DALLAS — Friendship-West Baptist Church is a stronghold for Black politics, where candidates pass through cycle after cycle to win over its 13,000 congregants. It’s the church Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) calls home; her pastor, the Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, is now running to succeed her in Congress. Even Beto O’Rourke visited last
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Does my spouse get half of everything in a divorce?
Dear Liz: My wife recently asked for a divorce, which was difficult to hear. That said, I want to move forward with my life and part of this is being on sound economic footing. I have been the primary earner in our marriage for most of our 12 years together, even though my wife was
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5 of your biggest questions about the Iran war, answered
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. It’s been just over eight weeks since the US and Israel started a war with Iran for contradictory and incoherent reasons. Virtually nothing about the conflict — except maybe its stakes
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Physicist Proposes Dark Matter Is Made of Black Holes That Survived Dead Universes
Here’s a fun dark matter solution. The invisible and as yet hypothetical substance could be made of “relic” black holes that survived the deaths of previous universes. This idea is explored as part of a new study published in the journal Physical Review D, which the lead author Enrique Gaztanaga breaks down in an essay