NEW YORK — A good chunk of the audience at The Shed clearly didn’t recognize Tom Hanks when he first walked out on stage in “This World of Tomorrow,” even though Tom Hanks was who people had come to see. And hear. Hanks wrote this play himself, along with a collaborator, James Glossman; it’s an adaptation of several of Hanks’ short ...Read more

DENVER — Susan Root often works 16-hour days as she makes sure the machines that feed her daughter and pump oxygen into her lungs are working. She also manages her daughter’s seizures and handles all the necessities that Amy can’t do for herself, such as bathing.

She’d prefer to have help, but no one is lining up to care for a medically...Read more

In one of the most important state environmental decisions this year, California air regulators adopted new rules designed to reduce methane leaks and better respond to disastrous underground fires at landfills statewide.

California Air Resources Board members voted 12-0 on Thursday to approve a batch of new regulations for the state’s nearly...Read more

The Trump administration filed a federal suit against California and its public university systems, alleging its practice of offering in-state college tuition rates to undocumented immigrants who graduate from California high schools is illegal.

The suit, which named Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, the University of California ...Read more

California lawmakers on Thursday denounced the Trump administration’s proposal to open up six offshore lease sales in federal waters off the California coast, with Gov. Gavin Newsom calling the proposal “idiotic” and “reckless,” asserting it will not gain any traction in the state.

The development follows reports earlier this month of...Read more

WASHINGTON — A 28-point peace plan floated by U.S. and Russian envoys would force Ukraine to cede large chunks of territory taken by Russia, cap the size of its military and lift sanctions on Moscow over time, acceding to many of President Vladimir Putin’s wartime demands.

Under the terms of the plan, the Ukrainian regions of Crimea, ...Read more

The Group of 20 hasn’t even started, but has already descended into petty taunting.

This year’s host — South Africa — and next year’s host — the U.S. — spent Thursday trading barbs over what exactly constituted participation in the conference.

But what read at times as a farcical diplomatic dispute over semantics underscored some...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., was likely unlawful in the latest setback to the president’s military mobilizations in Democrat-led cities.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb said in a Thursday decision that the deployment of troops irreparably harmed the ...Read more

As U.S. pressure mounts for Haiti’s transitional authorities to move the country toward long-overdue elections, human rights advocates are warning that a critical gap in a proposed election decree leaves the door wide open for gang members and bad actors who have never been arrested or convicted in Haiti, to run for office.

The draft plan—...Read more

A nonprofit provider for people with severe developmental disabilities is going to court against the state, arguing Gov. JB Pritzker’s Department of Human Services improperly denied it permission to build a cluster of new homes in Elgin.

The denial related to rules that restrict building multiple homes for people with intellectual and ...Read more

The Navy has determined that its proposed drone squadron won’t significantly affect the environment, according to a memo released Thursday.

Naval Station Norfolk is set to house the East Coast’s first carrier-based unmanned aircraft squadron. The MQ-25A Stingrays provide midair refueling to fighter jets and can assist with surveillance.

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A Miss Universe contestant who stunningly fell off stage Wednesday during a preliminary round of the pageant was doing OK and recovering in the hospital, the organization’s leader said.

Miss Jamaica, Gabrielle Henry, was walking across the stage when she stepped directly off the elevated surface during Wednesday’s portion of the competition...Read more

LAS VEGAS — For Las Vegas to keep its taps flowing, Rep. Susie Lee says this one drought measure must survive federal spending purges: water recycling.

Lee, D-Nev., and Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., introduced the Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act in Congress on Thursday to reauthorize a federal grant program that will sunset in...Read more