Lawmakers take ‘creative’ approach to enforcing heat safety rules for farmworkers
Sept. 12, 2024 3 AM PT Erika Patricia Deluque Barros said she was working in a tomato field in Yolo County when she first started…
Why I skipped the presidential debate and went to a Dodgers game
I didn’t watch the presidential debate on Tuesday night. As usual, I was at Dodger Stadium.Also as usual, climate change was on my mind.During the…
How Kamala Harris de-normalized Donald Trump in ABC debate
In Tuesday night’s presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris may or may not have increased her chances of becoming the 47th president. But she did…
Opinion: What’s with the silence from former Trump heavyweights?
If it’s strength they need, there’s strength in numbers.I’m referring to former officials who worked for Donald Trump, especially the national security stewards, who have…
Young climate activists find powerful voice in social media
Imagine this: You receive a warning about a raging wildfire near your home. The air won’t stop filling with acrid smoke, and the sky has…
Taylor Swift outswaggers Donald Trump by endorsing Kamala Harris
As Donald Trump raged on (and on) about the size of his rally crowds and about immigrants supposedly eating the pets of the good people…
Trump-Harris presidential debate scores 67 million viewers
The first and perhaps only debate between Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her Republican rival, former President Trump, was watched by…
Trump being Trump hurt himself in debate with Harris
It was ugly. It was inane. It was tone-deaf and uncouth.And that’s just briefly summarizing Donald Trump’s performance in Tuesday night’s debate.The big question going…
An Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio.Its story of economic renewal…
Who is Linsey Davis? ABC News anchor on the Trump-Harris debate
Presidential debates are remembered for the candidates’ pithy one-liners. But in the chaotic political landscape of 2024, a simple statement of fact served as the…
Kamala Harris’ old friends in San Francisco root for her during debate
SAN FRANCISCO — On the 32nd floor of a luxury condo skyscraper with panoramic views of San Francisco Bay, Heidi Sieck popped a bottle of champagne…
Speaker Johnson calls off a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as…
Harris’ saying Poland may be next if Ukraine loses war resonates with Poles
WARSAW, Poland — Wanda Kwiatkowska eagerly read reports on Wednesday morning about the U.S. presidential debate — and they convinced her that a second Trump presidency…
‘Disgrace.’ ‘He hates her.’ Zingers from the Harris-Trump debate
Yes, they discussed policy. Sort of. But former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris also had plenty to say about each other during their…
Amid GOP criticism, Trump claims he did a ‘great job’ at debate
After a presidential debate in which Vice President Kamala Harris baited former President Trump and put him on the defensive, Trump insisted Wednesday morning he…
Granderson: At the debate, Trump confessed he’s unfit and unprepared
PHILADELPHIA — The most relevant moment of Tuesday’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump was their exchange about Obamacare. Specifically, moderator…
Feeling climate anxiety? Here are 16 books that might help
I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on climate anxiety — and on the feelings of helplessness that have simmered in the hearts and minds of…
Donald Trump’s revealing word salad about child care
In the United States, most parents of young children work, most need help caring for their children, and most cannot depend on family members to…
California is poised to ban octopus farming
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would make it illegal to farm octopuses in state waters or on land, as well as to import…
The U.S. presidency is the most powerful job in the world. Too powerful
Like a compulsive gambler, the United States keeps raising the stakes on decisions made by inherently fallible humans. When, inevitably, those humans make bad choices…