U.S. to Roll Back Safety Rules Created After Deepwater Horizon Spill
The Interior Department said reversing the Obama-era regulations would reduce “unnecessary burdens” on the energy industry.
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CreditKamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images Even Sharks Are Freezing to Death: Winter Rages and the Nation Reels
Snow is blocking doors, cold has canceled New Year’s and relief is a ways off.
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CreditIsaac Brekken for The New York Times Rooftop Snipers. Helicopters. A Hostage Team. Las Vegas Gears Up for New Year’s Eve.
More than 300,000 people are expected to descend on the Strip for the city’s biggest night, three months after its worst mass shooting.
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CreditAudra Melton for The New York Times No to Jones. No to Moore. But Yes to Bugs, Elmer, Mickey and SpongeBob.
Alabama officials released the recipients of thousands of write-in votes. Some are living. Some are dead. Some were never alive in the first place.
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CreditJonathon Gruenke/The Daily Press, via Associated Press Virginia Voting Mess Was Never Supposed to Happen After Bush v. Gore
The state produced a guidebook on questionable ballots after the hanging chads of the 2000 presidential race. But it’s now facing a similar problem.
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CreditGreg Wohlford/Erie Times-News, via Associated Press Record-Breaking Winter Weather Grips Northern U.S.
Frigid temperatures have settled in from Boston to Bismarck, N.D.
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CreditRobert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, via Associated Press E.P.A. Wanted Years to Study Lead Paint Rule. It Got 90 Days.
A federal panel told the agency to revise its standard for dangerous levels of lead in paint within a year.
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CreditJordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated Press Singer Files Police Report Claiming Corey Lewandowski Slapped Her on the Buttocks
The singer, Joy Villa, and the former Trump campaign manager met at a party celebrating the president. She said Mr. Lewandowski slapped her twice on the buttocks.
