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A construction site sits to the right of the White House

A $400 million ballroom was just the beginning. Now, Trump plans to spend $174 million more on renovations

Nearly all of the funding comes from donors, the White House said.

By Jacqueline MunisApril 6, 2026

Peeps in yellow dye on a conveyor belt

‘No one is saying, ‘I want more cancer with my candy”: Why Peeps are a ‘food chemical success story’ despite RFK Jr.’s campaign to destroy their dyes

By Catherina GioinoApril 5, 2026

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Newt Gingrich wants to drop a nuke on the Strait of Hormuz. America actually looked at the same thing in 1977 in Latin America

By The Conversation and Christine KeinerApril 3, 2026

A chip research center site operations manager stands next to a window overlooking the facility.

Data centers are so hot their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds

By Sasha RogelbergApril 1, 2026

Workers on the production line of solar panels in China

After renewable power’s record-smashing 2025, the Iran war could accelerate the shift as countries seek ‘structurally more resilient’ energy, UN says

By Tristan BoveApril 2, 2026

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Meet China’s AI-powered recycling robot that sorts 220 pounds of clothes in 2 to 3 minutes

By Tian MacLeod Ji and The Associated PressApril 2, 2026

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AI Associated Press starts offering buyouts to newspaper journalists amid wider AI transformation

By David Bauder and The Associated PressApril 6, 2026

Sam Altman says AI superintelligence is so big that we need a ‘New Deal’—critics say OpenAI’s policy ideas are a cover for ‘regulatory nihilism’

AI Sam Altman says AI superintelligence is so big that we need a ‘New Deal’—critics say OpenAI’s policy ideas are a cover for ‘regulatory nihilism’

By Sharon GoldmanApril 6, 2026

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AI Sam Altman’s big pitch to fix the big AI mess sounds like Jamie Dimon’s: a 4-day workweek and a big new tax on rich people like him

By Jake AngeloApril 6, 2026

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AI ‘No one’s raising their hand’: Japan’s labor crisis is making the case for robots taking the jobs you don’t want

By Catherina GioinoApril 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Politics Trump threatens to ‘take out’ all of Iran in one night. From blackout bombs to ‘discombobulators,’ here’s what that could actually mean

By Eva RoytburgApril 6, 2026

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Future of Work Goldman just looked at 40 years of data on the ‘scarring’ effects of technological disruption and finds Gen Z isn’t the most at risk

By Nick LichtenbergApril 6, 2026

Trump is seeking the biggest defense budget surge in 75 years as the Pentagon stays committed to ‘exquisite’ weapons

Politics Trump is seeking the biggest defense budget surge in 75 years as the Pentagon stays committed to ‘exquisite’ weapons

By Jason MaApril 6, 2026

moon in a spaceship

Law The Artemis II astronauts have officially gone further from earth than any humans have gone before

By The Associated Press and Marcia DunnApril 6, 2026

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Saudi Aramco, Chevron, and 109 of the world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage alone—and people want them to pay up

Environment Saudi Aramco, Chevron, and 109 of the world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage alone—and people want them to pay up

By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressApril 23, 2025

Environment Myanmar rescuers save 63-year-old woman from rubble 91 hours after being buried but hope of finding more earthquake survivors fades after death toll passes 2,700
By David Rising and The Associated PressApril 2, 2025

Elon Musk-backed XPRIZE just doled out $100 million to carbon-removal startups as DOGE cuts funding to science-based agencies

Environment Elon Musk-backed XPRIZE just doled out $100 million to carbon-removal startups as DOGE cuts funding to science-based agencies

By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressApril 23, 2025

Elon Musk says first Tesla robotaxis in Austin will be a fleet of 10 to 20 Model Ys but gives few details: ‘You can just see for yourself in two months’

Tech Elon Musk says first Tesla robotaxis in Austin will be a fleet of 10 to 20 Model Ys but gives few details: ‘You can just see for yourself in two months’

By Jessica MathewsApril 22, 2025

$Two Halliburton employees, clad in red coveralls, work at a pressure pumping, or fracking, operation in the Permian Basin.$

Features Halliburton CEO sees ‘more risk’ to company’s outlook than 3 months ago

By Jordan BlumApril 22, 2025

Your clothes are shedding millions of microplastics that clog water supplies every time you do laundry. Here’s how to fix it

Environment Your clothes are shedding millions of microplastics that clog water supplies every time you do laundry. Here’s how to fix it

By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressApril 22, 2025

A phone using Google Maps searches for "Gulf of Mexico," but the map returns "Gulf of America"

Features As Big Oil producers start exploring again, the Gulf of Mexico is making a comeback with new projects from Chevron, Shell, and BP

By Jordan BlumApril 22, 2025

Environment Maui’s mayor wants to ban Airbnbs to make housing more affordable for locals. Researchers say it could cause an economic shock
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressApril 1, 2025

LA lawsuits accuse insurance companies of colluding to ‘suddenly and simultaneously’ drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California

Finance LA lawsuits accuse insurance companies of colluding to ‘suddenly and simultaneously’ drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California

By Trân Nguyễn and The Associated PressApril 22, 2025

Detroit’s eastside is being turned into a forest of sequoias native to California—the world’s largest trees

Environment Detroit’s eastside is being turned into a forest of sequoias native to California—the world’s largest trees

By Corey Williams and The Associated PressApril 22, 2025

people with solar panel in background

Environment Used solar panels sold on Facebook and eBay have cult following

By Shoko Oda and BloombergApril 19, 2025

Trump is loosening red tape to help America’s $20 billion seafood trade deficit. Conservation groups worry overfishing could unravel the ocean’s ‘safety net’

Environment Trump is loosening red tape to help America’s $20 billion seafood trade deficit. Conservation groups worry overfishing could unravel the ocean’s ‘safety net’

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressApril 19, 2025

An aerial view of America’s only rare earths mine

Environment America’s only rare earths mine is hearing from lots of anxious companies: ‘Selling our valuable critical minerals under 125% tariffs is neither commercially rational nor aligned with America’s national interests’

By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 18, 2025

Environment NASA astronauts say they’d fly the Boeing craft again: ‘I’d get on in a heartbeat’
By Carolyn BarberApril 1, 2025

A Yemeni child holds a fake gun at a protest supporting the Houthi rebels

Environment Yemen’s Houthi rebels just suffered the single deadliest attack under Trump’s command

By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressApril 18, 2025

A wind turbine offshore of New York is pictured with clouds in the background.

Environment As Trump escalates his war against wind energy, a giant 54-turbine project off the coast of New York ceases construction

By Jordan BlumApril 17, 2025

Crews are still working to restore power to Puerto Rico after an island-wide blackout left millions without electricity for the second time in months

Environment Crews are still working to restore power to Puerto Rico after an island-wide blackout left millions without electricity for the second time in months

By Danica Coto and The Associated PressApril 17, 2025

Chart shows U.S. propane and ethane exports to China and the rest of the world

Economy The U.S. doesn’t export much crude oil or gas to China, but propane and ethane exports may be strangled by tariffs

By Jordan BlumApril 17, 2025

Florida’s citrus crisis is so bad that a key grower is shuttering business to sell homes instead

Environment Florida’s citrus crisis is so bad that a key grower is shuttering business to sell homes instead

By The Associated PressApril 16, 2025

The Keystone Pipeline will ‘carefully’ restart operations after spilling 147,000 gallons of Canadian oil destined for U.S. refineries

Finance The Keystone Pipeline will ‘carefully’ restart operations after spilling 147,000 gallons of Canadian oil destined for U.S. refineries

By Jack Dura and The Associated PressApril 14, 2025

The Keystone oil pipeline spilled over 147,000 gallons of Canadian oil destined for U.S. refineries

Finance The Keystone oil pipeline spilled over 147,000 gallons of Canadian oil destined for U.S. refineries

By Jack Dura and The Associated PressApril 10, 2025

Trump signed an executive order targeting another foe: Showerheads that guzzle water

Politics Trump signed an executive order targeting another foe: Showerheads that guzzle water

By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressApril 10, 2025

New Trump executive order may have DOJ go after states with laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gases

Environment New Trump executive order may have DOJ go after states with laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gases

By Marc Levy and The Associated PressApril 10, 2025

Trump signs executive orders to boost coal mining and energy production: ‘We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful, clean coal once and for all’

Politics Trump signs executive orders to boost coal mining and energy production: ‘We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful, clean coal once and for all’

By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressApril 9, 2025

The $5.2 billion Keystone oil pipeline’s spill shut down is blocking thousands of gallons of Canadian oil from the U.S.

Environment The $5.2 billion Keystone oil pipeline’s spill shut down is blocking thousands of gallons of Canadian oil from the U.S.

By Jack Dura, Sarah Raza and The Associated PressApril 8, 2025

A drilling rig is pictured at an oil well site in the Permian Basin with trucks of workers and equipment lined up.

Environment U.S. oil prices dip below nerve-wracking $60 threshold with record-high production in the balance

By Jordan BlumApril 7, 2025

Men carry a body of a child killed in an airstrike carried out by Israel

Environment A 2 a.m. airstrike carried out by Israel struck a media tent, killing a local reporter and wounding six other journalists

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 7, 2025

Kentucky 9-year-old boy caught by a flood on the way to his school bus is one of 18 dead in South after days of unrelenting rain

Environment Kentucky 9-year-old boy caught by a flood on the way to his school bus is one of 18 dead in South after days of unrelenting rain

By Jon Cherry, Kimberlee Kruesi, Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 7, 2025

Fortune 500 CEO Interview portrait of Murray Auchincloss

Leadership At the new BP, wind is out and cost efficiency is in as CEO Murray Auchincloss plots a ‘hard reset’

By Jordan BlumApril 5, 2025

A Chevron sign on a gas station

Environment Chevron will be forced to cough up at least $740 million after a decade-long trial ruled the oil company dumped billions of gallons of wastewater into the Louisiana coast

By Jack Brook and The Associated PressApril 4, 2025

In the reeling energy sector, an unexpected OPEC production hike plus tariff fears send oil prices plunging 7%

Politics In the reeling energy sector, an unexpected OPEC production hike plus tariff fears send oil prices plunging 7%

By Jordan BlumApril 3, 2025

North Carolina ’s GOP lawmakers and Democratic governor joined to pass a rare greenhouse gas law in the South—now it might be repealed

Environment North Carolina ’s GOP lawmakers and Democratic governor joined to pass a rare greenhouse gas law in the South—now it might be repealed

By Gary D. Robertson and The Associated PressApril 3, 2025

Pennsylvania just demolished its largest coal plant to make way for a $10 billion AI data center

Tech Pennsylvania just demolished its largest coal plant to make way for a $10 billion AI data center

By The Associated Press and Marc LevyApril 2, 2025

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