New York City Voters Head to the Polls for Highly-Contested Mayor’s Election Primary

NEW YORK CITY—It’s primary day on Tuesday in New York City as voters there cast their ballots in party primary elections for city offices, with the Democratic Primary for the mayoral election being the most highly-watched and closely contested, between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. New York City’s incumbent mayor,

Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire, but Iran sounds less definitive

President Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed on a “Complete and Total” ceasefire, a move he said would end a more than weeklong conflict between the two countries — though a top Iranian diplomat sounded less definitive about a deal.  Under the ceasefire announced by Mr. Trump, Iran would stop striking Israel

Big Data Centers Are Booming, but Secret Deals Draw Local Opposition

From Georgia to Oregon, New England to New Mexico, data center projects are drawing opposition in local government hearings by residents concerned about the voracious demand for electricity, water consumption, and noise. Critics also argue that data centers don’t produce the jobs other land uses generate. In Texas, people in small towns question data center

Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including “Alligator Alcatraz”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday the federal government will fund an effort by Florida to set up immigration detention centers, which include a proposed site in the Everglades that state officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Noem said the detention facilities in Florida will be funded “in large part” by the Federal Emergency Management

Inside an NPR station facing funding cuts: “Without it, people would die”

Before the sun comes up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Jeff Ferrell arrives at the city’s National Public Radio station and turns on the lights.  Ferrell is the news director of Red River Radio and its only full-time news employee. He’s also the on-air host, field reporter, writer and sound editor. Everything that happens in KDAQ’s control