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New Mexico wildfires damage over 1,400 structures as blazes rage

RUIDOSO, N.M. – Two wildfires threatening towns and villages in south-central New Mexico continued to grow Wednesday, leaving a trail of destruction and forcing the evacuations of thousands of residents. The South Fork and Salt fires have burned a combined 20,000 acres on tribal and federal land around the village of Ruidoso in south-central New […]

Sunak in Damage Control as Farage Overtakes Conservatives in Polls

British Chancellor Rishi Sunak went into full damage control mode on Friday after Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party overtook the Conservatives for the first time in the general election opinion polls. Mr Sunak sought to downplay the historical significance of Nigel Farage’s populist Reform Party overtaking the Conservatives, saying “the only poll that matters is […]

California university orders encampment to disburse after ‘significant damage’ to building: ‘Crossed a line’

The chancellor of California State University, Los Angeles, ordered the disbanding of an anti-Israel encampment on Thursday after protesters blocked and vandalized campus buildings. The Student Services Building, which houses the office of UCLA Chancellor Verenecia Johnson Eanes, was surrounded by yellow tape after Wednesday night’s incident and was considered a crime scene by authorities, […]

Former SBC President Warns Amendment on Female Pastors Could Cause ‘Collateral Damage’

A former president of the Southern Baptist Convention has warned churches that passing a women pastor amendment at this week’s annual convention could result in “collateral damage” and the loss of minority-led congregations. The proposal, called the “Legal Amendment Proposal” after its lead proponent, would amend the SBC constitution to declare that churches are in […]

Garland did ‘more damage to the credibility’ of DOJ than Fauci did to ‘public health’

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) blasted Attorney General Merrick Garland on Sunday, claiming that he has done “more damage” to the “credibility” of the Justice Department than former White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci has done to “public health.” “Merrick Garland has done more damage to the credibility of the Department […]

Vermont becomes first state to require oil companies to pay for climate change damage

Vermont, under its Republican governor, Phil Scott, will become the first state in the nation to require oil companies to pay compensation for the effects of climate change. The new bill becomes law Without his signature. The state’s Climate Superfund law is modeled after the federal Superfund law and seeks to impose penalties for emissions […]