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AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in the Tuesday Presidential and State Primaries
This combo image shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, March 9, 2024, and President Joe Biden, right, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
2024 Elections
AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in the Tuesday Presidential and State Primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting in the races for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations happens again Tuesday, a week after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured enough delegate support to become their parties’ presumptive nominees. Three states also will hold primaries for other offices... Read More

Across the US, Batteries and Green Energies Combine for Major Climate Solution
Rows of solar panels sit at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Renewable Energy
Across the US, Batteries and Green Energies Combine for Major Climate Solution

In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge when the sun is shining and supply energy back to the electric grid when it's not. Combining batteries with green energy is a fast-growing climate solution. “Solar farms... Read More

Prosecutors Say They’re Open to Delaying Donald Trump’s March 25 Hush-Money Trial for a Month
Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court, Feb. 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Courts
Prosecutors Say They're Open to Delaying Donald Trump's March 25 Hush-Money Trial for a Month

NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors said Thursday they are open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial by a month “in an abundance of caution” to give the former president's lawyers time to review evidence they received only recently from a previous federal... Read More

The United States Has Its First Large Offshore Wind Farm, With More to Come
The first operating South Fork Wind farm turbine, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, stands east of Montauk Point, New York (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Renewable Energy
The United States Has Its First Large Offshore Wind Farm, With More to Come

America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource built a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 kilometers)... Read More

Storm Carrying Massive ‘Gorilla Hail’ Hits Parts of Kansas and Missouri
In this image provided by Jeremy Crabtree, large chunks of hail are shown, Wednesday night, March 13, 2024, in Shawnee, Kansas. (Jeremy Crabtree via AP)
Climate
Storm Carrying Massive 'Gorilla Hail' Hits Parts of Kansas and Missouri

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70, as storms unleashed possible tornadoes and meteorologists urged residents to stay indoors. There were three unconfirmed reports of tornadoes in Wabaunsee... Read More

140 of DC’s Beloved Cherry Trees to Be Axed in Tidal Basin Renovation
Cherry blossoms on the Washington Tidal Basin. (Photo by Dan McCue)
District of Columbia
140 of DC’s Beloved Cherry Trees to Be Axed in Tidal Basin Renovation
March 13, 2024
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Catch them while you can. One hundred and forty of the District of Columbia’s beloved cherry trees — long a magnet for tourists and even local sightseers — will be cut down in May as part of a much needed project to address flooding... Read More

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