A heat wave continues to bake huge sections of the United States, lingering in parts of the desert Southwest and across the northern tier of the country. Across parts of the South, especially Texas, severe storms were forecast to bring heavy rain and possible flooding. Extreme heat warnings and heat advisories were set to remain in place … Read more
Roughly 100 million people across the United States are facing extreme temperatures this week as a heat dome scorching the western part of the country spreads to the Northeast. In Billings, Montana, temperatures reached a record high of 111 degrees on Sunday as the dangerous heat was felt across the Great Basin, the Rockies and sections … Read more
The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge from voting rights groups who sought to block Gov. Ron DeSantis’ newly drawn congressional maps from being used during the 2026 midterm elections. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The challengers, which included Equal Ground Florida, argued … Read more
The new congressional district map will remain in effect for the midterm elections, after the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to block the new configuration. In a 6-1 ruling, the court determined the First District Court of Appeal should consider the merits of the case before it weighs in on the matter. … Read more
The Supreme Court’s decision in April to strike down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana as a racial gerrymander set off a redistricting frenzy across the South. Republican lawmakers in Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee moved with alacrity, changing filing deadlines and voting dates to eliminate formerly protected Democratic districts ahead of this fall’s midterms. South … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Republicans on Tuesday will choose among several U.S. Senate candidates who have stressed their loyalty to President Donald Trump as the party looks for a nominee to succeed Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor this year. Tuberville’s decision ignited a rare and fierce battle among Republicans for an open Senate … Read more
The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century. Correspondent Martha Teichner explores the world as depicted by cartographers, through maps that are whimsical, political, or intentionally distorted, and examines why – in … Read more
New maps from NASA using nearly a decade’s worth of data show how the use of artificial light has shifted over the years. To make the maps, NASA researchers analyzed data collected by its “Black Marble” program, which uses a specialized sensor to capture low-light imagery of Earth at night. The data was collected … Read more
In the run-up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, many political strategists on both sides of the aisle had predicted significant impacts on Black representation, as well as on the partisan balance in the U.S. House of Representatives. But with this year’s election season in full swing by the time the … Read more
Virginia Democrats struggle with redistricting setback, mull desperate court purge Virginia Democrats face ‘desperation and fury’ after the Commonwealth’s Supreme Court blocked their redistricting map, which would have favored them with 10 districts against Republicans’ one. Internal discussions, revealed by a leaked New York Times report, show Democrats considering an unusual gambit to replace the … Read more