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In an aerial view, freight rail cars sit in a rail yard near shipping containers on Nov. 22 in Wilmington, Calif.

The House has voted to avert a rail strike. Now the bill heads to the Senate

The House cleared an effort that would force unions to accept the tentative agreement between railroad managers and their workers, and make a potential imminent strike illegal.

Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy announced his retirement on Wednesday. The company says the move was not prompted by recent scandals.

Florida Power CEO implicated in scandals abruptly steps down

Eric Silagy, the CEO of Florida Power & Light unexpectedly announced his retirement. The company said the move was not connected to a burgeoning political spending scandal.

A Michigan riff on the Negroni

Michigan distillers are expanding their offerings in many different ways, but recently Ann Arbor Distilling Company took a different direction than…

President Biden, seen here on Sept. 22, is the subject of an impeachment inquiry by House Republicans.

Biden is subject to an impeachment inquiry. Here's what's different from past cases

House Republicans have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. But this case is different — both in substance and in process — from those of former presidents Nixon, Clinton and Trump.

Charles Polevich at the Nassau County Courthouse for sentencing on Wednesday in Mineola, N.Y. Polevich, the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed the father of rapper Nicki Minaj last year has been sentenced to a year in jail.

The driver in a hit-and-run that killed Nicki Minaj's father is sentenced to one year

Charles Polevich pleaded guilty to leaving the scene and tampering with evidence in the crash on New York's Long Island that killed Robert Maraj.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to a Leopard 2 main battle tank of the German armed forces while visiting an army training center in Ostenholz, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2022.

Germany agrees to send its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine after weeks of pressure

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday his country will export more than a dozen of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. The move follows weeks of pressure from Western allies.

Brianna Fruean, a Samoan member of the Pacific Climate Warriors, speaks at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday.

For Brianna Fruean, the smell of mud drives home the need for climate action

Many island nations have the most to lose when it comes to the climate crisis. But at the COP26 U.N. climate summit, they insist they aren't victims, they're warriors.

The series of earthquakes, considered minor by geologists, started in December in the South Carolina town of Elgin, whose downtown is shown here. No one knows what is causing them or how long they will continue.

Scientists are stumped why quakes keep hitting this small South Carolina town

The earthquakes, considered minor by geologists, started in December. No one knows what is causing them or how long they will continue.

"The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On" is Franny Choi's third poetry collection.

Franny Choi's latest poetry finds hope for the future in our past apocalypses

Poet Franny Choi believes that for marginalized people, the apocalypse has already happened. In "The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On," she explores what it means to live in this dystopia.

Lessenberry on Lansing's sanctuary city status and the ongoing funding battle for Fraser sinkhole

Lansing City Council officially designated itself a "sanctuary city." That move follows the Ann Arbor City Council's decision to not have police or city…

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