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America’s increasing reliance on intermittent power sources and batteries is creating novel risks, according to grid specialists who testified before Congress on July 18. Many of the greatest among them emanate from a key geopolitical rival, China. That’s partly because the new technologies frequently use inverters. When solar panels, wind turbines, and battery systems generate […]

Janssen, the pharmaceutical arm of Johnson & Johnson, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Tuesday, joining others trying to prevent a program that allows Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, argues that the Medicare drug price negotiation program

Republicans are calling a political foul after President Donald Trump reported that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is probing him as part of its Jan. 6 investigation, while Democrats lauded the move. Mr. Trump said the Sunday letter from special counsel Jack Smith gave him four days to report to a grand jury. In a

BALTIMORE—Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer during a five-run second inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Baltimore Orioles 10–3 Tuesday night, July 18. Michael Grove won his second outing in a row for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who picked up their eighth victory in nine games. “Going into the break, we were playing

The RCMP union representing 20,000 Mounties across the country wants Ottawa to clarify its intentions for the future of the national police force and its contract role in policing eight provinces and three territories, as well as directly in 150 municipalities. Brian Sauvé, National Police Federation’s president and CEO, said the federal government is being

A practitioner of the spiritual practice of Falun Gong has recounted the frightening experience of being targeted for live organ harvesting perpetrated by communist officials in China, which she said was reasoned by the jailers to be contributing to the nation. “One night not long after I arrived at the Mishan Brainwashing Center, Li Lijun,

Rolling back the regulatory restraints and costs imposed on industry and agriculture by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been among conservative objectives since the 1990s. With the ESA in 2023 marking the 50th year since it was adopted under President Richard Nixon and a GOP-led Congress, a House Republican working group is developing proposed

LOS ANGELES—Major film and television studios offered Hollywood actors more than $1 billion in higher compensation and enhanced benefits before the SAG-AFTRA union called a strike last week, a group that represents media companies said on Monday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which negotiates on behalf of Netflix Inc., Walt Disney

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—One of two firefighters shot at an Alabama firehouse over what police suspect was a personal conflict has died, officials said. Jordan Melton died Monday, fire officials said. Mr. Melton and Jamal Jones were shot last week while on duty at a Birmingham firehouse. Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald said Tuesday that police were

LOUDON, N.H.—With three wins, a lead in the points standings, and a NASCAR championship push ahead, the good times are rolling again for Martin Truex Jr. So why quit now? Joe Gibbs asked himself the same question about Truex as the Hall of Fame owner tries to keep Monday’s winner at New Hampshire in the