The War on Gas
New York has become the first state in the US to ban natural gas heating and cooking in new construction, but it’s not clear this law will survive legal challenges.
New York has become the first state in the US to ban natural gas heating and cooking in new construction, but it’s not clear this law will survive legal challenges.
Russia claims it destroyed a Ukrainian drone over the Kremlin Monday night. Ukraine denies responsibility, begging the question: Who sent it, and why?
First Republic Bank was seized by regulators Monday, becoming the second-largest bank failure in American history. JPMorgan acquired the bank’s assets and now holds more than 10% of all US deposits.
The New York Times reports that some 85,000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after arriving in the country since Joe Biden took office. A whistleblower claims that the children are often handed over to sponsors who are criminals and traffickers.
Rebels in Sudan this week seized a major biolab containing samples of polio, cholera, and measles, prompting a warning from the World Health Organization—and begging a question: Who puts a biolab in a failed state like Sudan?
New rules on mortgage fees offer discounts to homebuyers with riskier credit histories—discounts subsidized by higher fees on borrowers with better credit.
Ceasefires between rival groups in Sudan this week have not held. The situation is chaotic, but one fact is emerging: Russia appears to be the one beneficiary from the Sudanese civil war.
The Dutch government has agreed to extend euthanasia to children up to the age of 12, which may lead to deaths of children with treatable conditions.
Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis (US Army—Ret.) explains that the media, by focusing on the release of classified Defense Department documents, is overlooking the bigger story—whether another American president is bending the truth to lead the US into a war.
A 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard IT tech is alleged to have leaked secret documents from a DOD server to the Internet. Is that plausible? And why isn’t the media asking that question?
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