How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip

Questions linger over what this year’s layoffs and ranger protests at the National Park Service will mean for travelers, who made a record 331 million visits to park properties last year. Adding to the confusion is the federal court ruling on Thursday that the firings were done unlawfully and agencies must rehire their cut workers. … Read more

‘We Hear You, Mr. President:’ The World Lines Up to Buy American Gas

President Trump’s cabinet has been busy rolling back regulations that will make it far easier to extract and produce fossil fuels. But who will buy them? Nearly everyone, it turns out, particularly under the threat of tariffs. At an annual energy-industry conference in Houston, executives spoke openly about how companies from around the world are … Read more

Mercedes’s Most Affordable Sedan Will Be Electric

Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday that the latest version of its least expensive sedan would be available first as an all-electric car and then as a hybrid. And the company will no longer sell a gasoline-only version of the car. That’s a big break from how Mercedes and other established carmakers have typically operated. Until recently, … Read more

UN experts accuse Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ and sexual violence

Reuters The commission of inquiry alleges that Israeli forces intentionally attacked the al-Basma IVF clinic in Gaza City UN experts have accused Israel of increasingly using sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians and carrying out “genocidal acts” through the systematic destruction of maternal and reproductive healthcare facilities. A report commissioned by the UN Human Rights … Read more