When President Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” about the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, his forceful language raised a natural question: Would this strike, even if a tragic error, lead him to put conditions on the weapons he sends to Israel? So far, the White House has been…
Groundwater is one of America’s most precious resources. The water that fills wells, stored naturally in underground aquifers, allowed vast cities to emerge and turned the nation into an agricultural powerhouse. But the country’s stewardship of groundwater relies on a patchwork of state and local rules so lax and outdated that in many places, oversight…
There was the time last winter when President Biden was awakened at 3 a.m. while on a trip to Asia and told that a missile had struck Poland, touching off a panic that Russia might have expanded the war in Ukraine to a NATO ally. Within hours in the middle of the night, Mr. Biden…
And before you go, some good news As you know, California is experiencing one of its wettest winters in recent history. In Petaluma, north of San Francisco, the rain has been a boon for newts. The torrential downpours spurred thousands of California and rough-skinned newts to emerge from their burrows and set out in search…
Los Angeles has transformed into a major geopolitical stage this week as President Biden and dozens of other world leaders convene here for the ninth Summit of the Americas. If you aren’t already familiar, the Summit of the Americas happens about every three years and brings together representatives from countries in the Western Hemisphere to…