McCarthy unveils long-awaited GOP plan to raise debt limit, cut federal spending
Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday unveiled a long-awaited GOP proposal to lift the debt limit and enact federal spending cuts. Speaking on the House floor, McCarthy outlined what’s
Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn scheduled to be interviewed by special counsel probing Jan. 6
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top Trump adviser and lawyer Boris Epshteyn is scheduled to meet Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutors as part of the probe into former President Donald Trump’s attempt
Why some advocates say the water in Puerto Rico is not safe to drink
Jessie DiMartino/ABC News (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Some Puerto Ricans are worried about the safety of their drinking water. Over the last few decades, some residents and advocates on the island have become skeptical about the water
Lead in the water: How some of America's water became too dangerous to drink
Sarah Rice/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 60 million Americans may not know they’re drinking from toxic metal in present day, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The U.S. currently holds approximately 9.2 lead service lines
Here's what will happen if Colorado River system doesn't recover from 'historic drought'
RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The Colorado River, one of the most important river systems in the country, is drying up at an alarming rate. The issues surrounding depleting water levels
How rising sea levels will affect New York City, America's most populous city
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City is among the most densely populated coastal communities in the world preparing for an inevitable rise in sea levels, which scientists said will amplify flooding crises from events
'No other alternative': Egypt worries as climate change, dam project threaten Nile water supply
Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CAIRO) — By 2025, Egypt is projected to be a water-scarce nation as climate change and a major dam threaten its source of survival. Egypt has long been called the “gift
Hydropanels aim to bring clean water to the most remote deserts
ABC News (HINKLEY, Calif.) — Nearly 30 years after a California desert town successfully sued a utility company over contaminated water, an emerging piece of technology is being installed to bring some relief. An engineering firm has set
LOCAL SPORTS: Sequim upsets PA in fastpitch
By Oly Archibald SEQUIM — In a classic upset that echoed across the Dungeness Valley all the way to Selah, the Sequim Wolves girls fast pitch team upset the 5th-ranked Port Angeles Roughriders 7-6 in front of
Facebook parent Meta to slash 10,000 employees
Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Facebook-parent Meta began laying off workers on Wednesday as part of its latest round of job cuts announced in March, the company confirmed to ABC News. Last month, CEO