House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Improve Air Travel

A fight over the number of long-distance flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Congress’s back yard, had threatened to hold up the legislation.

The House cleared away a number of potential sticking points that had threatened to hold up the bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. It goes next to the Senate.

For Europe’s Older Population, Heat Is the New Covid

Donata Grillo, 75, cooled herself with a damp sponge on Wednesday in Rome, where she lives alone without air conditioning or a functioning refrigerator.

Scorching temperatures have threatened the health of the elderly and pushed them inside, while governments are trying to take extraordinary steps to protect them.

She’s on a Mission From God: Suing Big Oil for Climate Damages

A lawyer started small with a creative tactic. It grew into an effort that could force fossil fuel companies to pay hundreds of billions in damages.

Quick to Mock MAGA, Biden Stays Silent on Trump Indictments

The president has taken swipes at Republicans, including a video playfully featuring Marjorie Taylor Greene as a narrator, but he and his allies are avoiding one target: his predecessor’s legal woes.