West Virginia Joins Lawsuit Challenging California Plastics Act

June 29, 2026

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey has joined 15 other state attorneys general and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors in challenging California’s Plastics Act. McCuskey’s office says the lawsuit intends to stop a regulatory scheme that would drive up costs on everyday goods to consumers, making basic necessities more expensive for everyone. California’s Plastics Act imposes requirements on manufacturers, distributors and companies that package or ship products in plastic containers or use other types of packaging materials that incorporate plastics. It ...

Appeals Court Rejects Trump EPA Bid To Abandon Rule Restricting Soot Pollution

June 29, 2026

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel is a setback for the Trump administration's deregulatory ...

Nationwide Flag Relay Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday To Move Through Wheeling

June 29, 2026

WHEELING — A cross-country relay honoring America’s 250th anniversary is projected to pass through Wheeling this week as more than 250 runners carry a single American flag from the Pacific Coast to Washington, D.C. The America 250 Relay for America began in San Francisco and is traveling ...

US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal

June 28, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched a second round of airstrikes Saturday targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction as Tehran hit both Bahrain and Kuwait, underscoring rising tensions that threaten the interim deal between the two nations to stop the ...

Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430

June 28, 2026

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela's state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430. Families reported at least 68,900 people missing Saturday, three days after the one-two ...

Winds hamper crews as fast-moving fire in Utah, the largest in the US, burns through forests

June 28, 2026

MARYSVALE, Utah (AP) — The largest wildfire in the United States marched through canyons and over mountainsides Saturday, blackening an already parched landscape in Utah as residents on the flanks of the blaze watched smoke billowing when the winds picked up. The Cottonwood Fire, burning in ...