Power and communication line construction
Damage scatters the rear of Tim Long's home in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., Feb. 16, 2021, following a tornado that struck the area the previous night. The twister that hit Ocean Isle Beach in February killed three people and injured about 10 others. (AP Photo/Bryan Anderson)
DISPATCH: In tornado's wake, navigating a reluctant town

By Bryan Anderson Jun. 22, 2021 09:09 AM EDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, emergency personnel search through the wreckage of buildings destroyed by a reported tornado in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, early Saturday, May 15, 2021. Two tornadoes killed several people in central and eastern China and left hundreds of others injured, officials and state media reported Saturday. (Xiong Qi/Xinhua via AP)
Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured

May. 15, 2021 12:55 AM EDT

A parking area with charging stations for electric vehicles at a public park is seen Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. As part of an infrastructure proposal by the Biden administration, $174 billion will be set aside to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations, electrify 20% of school buses and electrify the federal fleet, including U.S. Postal Service vehicles.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
EXPLAINER: Can Biden add energy jobs? Hope mixes with doubt

By Cathy Bussewitz Apr. 06, 2021 01:27 PM EDT

Electrician Zach Newton works on wiring solar panels at the 38-acre BNRG/Dirigo solar farm, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Oxford, Maine. President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but faces several challenges. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Biden faces steep challenges to reach renewable energy goals

By Patrick Whittle And Cathy Bussewitz Mar. 03, 2021 01:08 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden visits the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md. At bottom center is a model of the COVID-19 virus. On Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Biden restored taxpayer funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Social media users are falsely claiming the Biden administration is bankrolling the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese lab which has faced unproven allegations that the coronavirus leaked from the facility leading to the global COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Ali Swenson And Arijeta Lajka Feb. 26, 2021 02:49 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 07:52 AM EST
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Feb. 19 The Greenwood Commonwealth on road and...

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. From left, Biden, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, on screen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide

By Josh Boak And Matthew Daly Feb. 11, 2021 12:53 PM EST

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gives his daily, morning news conference at the presidential palace, Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. López Obrador said Friday that his ambassador to the United States told him two weeks ago that there was an investigation underway there involving Mexico's former defense secretary, retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
US legislators complain to Trump on Mexico energy policy

By Mark Stevenson Oct. 24, 2020 02:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo, protesters walk up Main Street inasa procession protesting against the Keystone XL pipeline makes its way to Andrew W. Bogue Federal Courthouse in Rapid City, S.D. A U.S. Supreme Court decision this week could further stall construction of the disputed pipeline just as work began this spring after years of delay. (Adam Fondren/Rapid City Journal via AP, File)
Setbacks hamper pipeline industry backed by Trump

By Matthew Brown And Cathy Bussewitz Jul. 09, 2020 05:16 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. June 2, 2020. Intolerance and inaction will no longer be tolerated Can you hear us now? ...

Chairs sit on tabletops at 3 Dollar Deweys, a pub that remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Portland, Maine. Under Gov. Janet Mills's tentative plan, bars will be allowed to reopen on July 1. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Plenty of power this summer, but higher rates down the road?

By David Sharp May. 23, 2020 08:17 AM EDT

Wide areas of coastal India and Bangladesh are flooded and millions of people are without power after Cyclone Amphan struck the region.;
Recovery begins after storm ravages Indian, Bangladesh coast

By Sheikh Saaliq May. 22, 2020 04:11 AM EDT

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives end the final day of the regular legislative session with a toss up of papers on Friday, May 15, 2020 at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. The House stands adjourned until May 27, when it will hold a tech session lasting until May 30, according to the House's website message board. (Liv Paggiarino/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP)
Missouri lawmakers OK mail-in voting on final day of work

By Summer Ballentine May. 15, 2020 10:09 AM EDT