Author: Bijoy Daniel

More than three decades after Erin Brockovich recognized that hexavalent chromium was making residents of Hinkley, Calif., sick, state water regulators on Wednesday approved the nation’s first standard to limit the toxin’s presence in drinking water. The California State Water Control Board voted to adopt a maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 micrograms per liter…

The much-anticipated sequel to Kingdom Come: Deliverance has received its initial trailer and it appears to have undergone a significant improvement in graphics.

By DANICA KIRKA (Associated Press) LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decamped to a villa in Southern California, a travel […]

House congressional leaders were working hard on a careful, bipartisan effort to schedule votes over the weekend to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as other national security policies. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson set a plan in motion this week to move the package forward, which has been blocked in Congress since October of last year by many GOP lawmakers who don't want to approve more funding for Ukraine's fight against Russia. As the Republican speaker faced a rebellion from his right flank and threats for his removal, it became clear that Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries would have to help at every step of the process.

Some people just couldn’t help themselves.

Vice President Harris is almost as popular as Beyoncé, a new survey shows. The April survey by Echelon Insights found that 43 percent of respondents view Harris favorably, while 45 percent view Beyoncé favorably. Almost 2 in 5 respondents — 19 percent — had a “very favorable” view of Harris, who is running for reelection…

By MATTHEW BROWN (Associated Press) BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday completed a new rule for public land management that is designed to prioritize conservation alongside oil drilling, grazing, and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties. Officials overcame strong opposition from private industry and Republican governors to […]

“I think he never expected to be in this situation.”

Minds. Blown.

It’s the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a second Trump term.