States With Big Climate Goals Strip Local Power to Block Green Projects

[ad_1] LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clean energy developers had planned a 75-turbine wind farm in mid-Michigan’s Montcalm County before local voters shot down the idea in 2022 and recalled seven…

Former US Ambassador Arrested in Florida, Accused of Serving as an Agent of Cuba, AP Source Says

[ad_1] MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an…

Accountant’s Testimony Sprawls Into a 4th Day at Trump Business Fraud Trial in New York

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — An accountant who prepared Donald Trump’s financial statements was back on the witness stand for a fourth day Thursday in the New York civil fraud…

A Decade After Outcry, SeaWorld Launches Orca-Free Park in UAE, Its First Venture Outside the US

[ad_1] ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. theme park chain SeaWorld, mired in controversy in recent years over its treatment of killer whales and other marine mammals,…

Knight Foundation Leader to Retire, Leaving Powerful Legacy

[ad_1] Alberto Ibargüen announced Friday that he was stepping down as the leader of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, ending a run as the grantmaker’s president that…