The sun is burning a hole in Americans’ wallets. Back-to-back months of heat records and sweltering days have contributed to rising electricity costs, and experts say that without action, it’s a problem that will likely only get worse. According to CBS News’ price tracker, the cost of electricity has increased from $0.14 per kilowatt hour
The Climate Election: Your rising energy bills explained – CBS News Watch CBS News More Americans are having to choose between food and energy bills as the price of electricity rises. The cost is based on many factors, but one stands out from the rest — and is likely only going to make matters more
Do you live in a swing state? If so, the Voter Participation Center, a “non-partisan” charity, is spending big on Facebook ads to ensure you have the information you need to cast a ballot in the upcoming election. That is unless you like NASCAR, golf, Jeeps, or other interests and hobbies typically associated with Republican
The 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago kicked off with words that few American voters were eager to hear: “From time immemorial, our ancestors lived in the Great Lakes region,” said Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Council vice chairman Zach Pahmahmie. “However, in 1849, an illegal auction by the U.S. government forcibly removed our tribe
California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) pledged in October 2022 to combat anti-Semitism “wherever it rears its ugly head.” But when a powerful California National Guard general was credibly accused of denigrating a Jewish subordinate as a “kike” lawyer, Newsom’s Military Department dismissed the allegations on a technicality, and the governor promoted the alleged perpetrator, Matthew
Austin expressed concerns over rising tensions in Gaza and reaffirmed U.S. commitment to reaching a cease-fire deal that would see the remaining hostages freed. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday said that Hamas leaders be held accountable for the killing of six hostages in Gaza, whom he said had been murdered in a
Austin expressed concerns over rising tensions in Gaza and reaffirmed U.S. commitment to reaching a cease-fire deal that would see the remaining hostages freed. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Sept. 1 that Hamas leaders must be held accountable for the killing of six hostages in Gaza, who he said had been murdered in