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Appeals court orders another review of revised ‘DACA’

A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration revisions to a program preventing the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children.

At NYU, students were failing organic chemistry. Who was to blame?

A chemistry professor at New York University was fired after students signed a petition against him, saying his course was too hard.

Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones decided not present any defense Wednesday at his defamation trial in Connecticut and was back in Texas in advance of closing arguments over how much he should pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

Haaland: US expanding Native American massacre site

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced an expansion Wednesday of a National Park Service historical site dedicated to the massacre by US troops of more than 200 Native Americans in what is now southeastern Colorado.

Biden juggles Iran nuclear talks as Iranian repression grows

WASHINGTON — President Biden has hit back at Iran over the government’s brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests. He’s praised the “brave women of Iran” for demanding basic rights and signaled that he’ll announce more sanctions against those responsible for violence against protesters in the coming days.

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Medical care alone won’t halt the spread of diabetes, scientists say

Researchers who study Type 2 diabetes have reached a stark conclusion: There is no device, no drug powerful enough to counter the effects of poverty, pollution, stress, a broken food system, cities that are hard to navigate on foot, and inequitable access to health care, particularly in minority communities.

For Pelosi and McCarthy, a toxic relationship worsens as elections approach

She has called him a “moron.” He has mused publicly — purely in jest, his aides later insisted — about wanting to hit her with the oversized wooden gavel used to keep order in the House.

Watch live: President Biden speaks about response to Hurricane Ian from Florida

President Biden on Wednesday is speaking about the response to Hurricane Ian after surveying damage from the powerful storm in Florida. Watch live.

Russian launches to space from US for the first time in 20 years

They astronauts are due to arrive at the space station Thursday, 29 hours after departing from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and won’t be back on Earth until March. They’re replacing a US-Italian crew that arrived in April.

Maine GOP gubernatorial hopeful Paul LePage struggles to answer abortion questions in debate

Former Maine governor Paul LePage's awkward performance Tuesday highlights the position many antiabortion Republicans are in, four months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declined to put on a defense Wednesday at his defamation trial in Connecticut.

Princess Anne takes the Staten Island ferry to Manhattan

The sister of Britain's King Charles III was ushered to the ferry's pilothouse as the Manhattan-bound ship crossed the New York Harbor on Tuesday escorted by police boats.

Hurricane Ian closes some Florida schools indefinitely

As rescue and recovery operations continue in the storm’s aftermath, several school systems in hard-hit counties in southwestern Florida can’t say for sure when they’ll reopen.