Majority of households have been affected by extreme weather events, leading to health and financial problems for some
Story at a glance Extreme weather events, like severe flooding from heavy rainfall, are affecting larger swathes of the U.S. A new poll finds that 78 percent of people surveyed have experienced a severe weather event in the last five years. Respondents report health and financial problems, as well as property damage as a r
Read MoreLive coverage: Jan. 6 panel to focus on Trump pressure campaign on state officials to overturn election
Former President Trump’s role in pushing state officials to bypass election requirements and aid him in claiming victory will take center stage on Tuesday afternoon for the fourth hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “We’ll be taking a close look at how the president and his allies came up with these schemes to pressure Republican-controlled legislatures and other state officials to reverse the certification of his electoral loss,” a committee aide told reporters on Monday. Follow The Hill's live covera
Read MoreBiden moves to restrict military's use of land mines
The Biden administration on Tuesday moved to limit the U.S. military’s use of landmines, reversing a Trump-era policy that loosened restrictions on anti-personnel landmines. “The world has once again witnessed the devastating impact that anti-personnel landmines can have in the context of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war in Ukraine, where Russian forces’ use of these and other munitions have caused extensive harm to civilians and civilian objects,” White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. “President Biden is committed to c
Read MoreIs it time to scrap the China-US ‘Three Communiques’?
Chinese officials have become increasingly strident about U.S. support for Taiwan. For years, they simply reiterated their well-worn positions while ignoring established U.S. policy. Then, they began conflating the two governments’ positions, dismissing the difference between Beijing’s One China “principle,” which claims Taiwan as part of China, and Washington’s One China “policy,” which recognizes the People’s Republic as China’s only government but maintains that Taiwan’s international status is undetermined. Now, Chinese officials have escalated their argument to a new level, a
Read MoreHere are the best-run cities in America: report
Story at a glance WalletHub compared the operating efficiency of 150 of the largest cities in the nation along 38 “quality of services” metrics to determine which U.S. cities were managed the best. The study found Austin, Texas, ranked 85th, has the highest high school graduation rate, while Provo, Utah, ranked 15th overall, has the lowest unemployment rate in the U.S.
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