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Climate scientist rebuts Hollywood hurricane hype: ‘This is what weather looks like’

Sparring with celebrities and Al Gore over global warming may not be what Roy Spencer had in mind when he earned his Ph.D., but it's certainly become a bustling sideline for the University of Alabama in Huntsville climatologist. Published September 21, 2017

Alliance of blue states vows to meet Paris climate goals without Trump

The governors of two dozen liberal states, described as the economic equivalent of "the third largest country in the world," said Wednesday they are on track to meet their share of the Paris climate agreement despite President Trump's decision to withdraw. Published September 20, 2017

National Mall crunched for terror war memorial space

Move over, Abraham, Martin and Tom: More memorials are seeking space on and near the National Mall as their sponsors seek to ensure that honoring the past never gets old. Published September 19, 2017

Milo accuses Berkeley of trying to throttle Free Speech Week with red tape

Organizers of Milo Yiannopoulos's return to the University of California Berkeley accused the school Monday of trying to thwart Free Speech Week with bureaucratic red tape and insisted the show will go on, despite a host of planning issues. Published September 18, 2017

Bernie Sanders hits Hillary Clinton on What Happened book claim

More than a year after the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, the Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders feud continues to smolder. Published September 17, 2017

Kim Jong-un branded Rocket Man by Donald Trump

You know you've run afoul of President Trump when he gives you a nickname. Published September 17, 2017

Donald Trump leaving Paris Climate accord unless he gets better deal

Trump administration officials said Sunday that the president's stance on the Paris climate agreement hasn't changed: He's open to reengaging as long as he gets a better deal. Published September 17, 2017

Dianne Feinstein defends grilling of federal judicial nominee

Sen. Dianne Feinstein defended Sunday her much-criticized grilling of a judicial nominee over her Catholic faith, saying that Amy Coney Barrett had made "questionable" statements in her writings. Published September 17, 2017

Nikki Haley: ‘North Korea will be destroyed’ in U.S. strike

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley warned Sunday that "North Korea will be destroyed" if the United States is forced to defend itself from the increasingly aggressive rogue state. Published September 17, 2017

Kim Jong-un dubbed ‘Rocket Man’ in Trump twitter

President Trump took a jab Sunday at North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, dubbing him "Rocket Man" after the rogue nation fired a missile over Japanese airspace Friday, the second such launch in the last month. Published September 17, 2017

Milo Yiannopoulos event misses Berkeley deadlines

A major free-speech forum featuring by Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California Berkeley appeared to be in trouble after the school said Saturday that student organizers have missed a series of critical deadlines. Published September 17, 2017

Nine arrested at Ben Shapiro speech as Berkeley officials express ‘relief’ that protest wasn’t worse

The number of activists arrested during Ben Shapiro's speech Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley climbed to nine as campus officials declared that the event went off with "barely a hitch" despite the large protest crowd. Published September 15, 2017

Ben Shapiro Berkeley speech goes ahead despite antifa protests, arrests

Police made nine arrests, a large crowd of protesters rallied, and a nearby building was occupied, but otherwise Ben Shapiro's speech Thursday night at the University of California Berkeley went off without the mayhem that has plagued recent conservative events. Published September 15, 2017

Antifa protest of Ben Shapiro looms at Berkeley

Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro is likely to escape unscathed from antifa protesters planning to wreak havoc during his speech Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley, but the left may not be so lucky. Published September 13, 2017

Ryan Zinke clear trees to fight wildfires, breaks with hands-off forestry policy

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke moved Tuesday to combat the spread of catastrophic wildfires by clearing more trees, a policy switch that represents a dramatic departure from nearly three decades of hands-off management in the federal forests. Published September 12, 2017

Climate change activists want punishment for skeptics

Calls to punish global warming skepticism as a criminal offense have surged in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but it hasn't discouraged climate scientists like Judith Curry. Published September 11, 2017

Hurricanes Irma and Harvey rank seventh, 18th after making landfall

Harvey and Irma were both powerful Category 4 hurricanes that wrought devastation after hitting the U.S. coast, but they weren't unprecedented, ranking seventh and 18th in terms of landfall air pressure. Published September 11, 2017

Portland police makes arrests antifa violence at Patriot Prayer rally

Police made seven arrests Sunday as antifa radicals threw rocks and smoke bombs at officers in Portland, Oregon, creating chaos even after a scheduled Patriot Prayer rally was moved to Washington in an effort to avoid the violence. Published September 10, 2017

Southern Poverty Law Center seeks Fox News apology over report of hiding revenues overseas

Whenever the Southern Poverty Law Center is cited in the media of late, demands for retractions and apologies often follow. Published September 10, 2017

Southern Poverty Law Center demands correction from Fox News over ‘defamatory’ comments