As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to and that has been adopted around the world. Currently, facilities such as nuclear plants, hospitals or academic institutions that use radioactive materials must ensure radiation exposures are kept “as low as reasonably achievable” — the ALARA principle. The NRC proposal would abandon that philosophy while a on...
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- As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety rule
- Hurricane Genevieve moves through the Pacific off Mexico, but no direct threat to land is forecast
- Seattle police are searching for two men who parachuted from the Space Needle
Sat, 25 Jul 2026
- Oregon fire looms near town as fourth firefighter dies weeks after Colorado blaze
- Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions
- Wisconsins capital city cancels signature events, grapples with fallout from police shooting
- Small businesses file lawsuits against Trumps new sweeping tariffs
- How the lighthearted social media trend of teen takeovers took a serious turn
- How to run for reelection in a messy Congress? Its not easy
- The rockets and feathers effect: Inflation eases but grocery bills do not
- Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years
- Georgias Okefenokee Swamp among new additions to join UNESCOs World Heritage List
- NYC stabbings suspect arrested on hate crime charges in both attacks
- Oregon firefighters brace for windy and hot weather as they battle dozens of blazes
Fri, 24 Jul 2026
- Trump orders new signs outside Smithsonian saying some exhibits are inaccurate
- Sons of man shot and killed by ICE in Houston demand accountability at congressional hearing
- Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states challenge
- Attorney for family of man killed by Madison police says the officer should be criminally charged
- Supreme Court litigator gets 6 years in prison for tax evasion case after gambling millions on poker
- Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states
- Teen pleads guilty to murder in a 2024 shooting that left 4 dead at Georgias Apalachee High School
- Canada celebrates new bridge to US during tariff troubles with Trump
- Correction: Madison Police Shooting story
- 11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas
- White House correspondents dinner, redux: What will Trump have to say?
- There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025
- A seaplane carrying 11 crashes into an island north of Seattle and all aboard are rescued
- No bodycam footage in fatal Madison police shooting, because the department doesnt require cameras
- With a historic 3 Michelin stars, a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco defies stereotypes
- Eight years after deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, Tree of Life rabbi bids farewell
- Tropical Storm Bertha weakens after bringing strong winds and heavy surf to Louisiana and Texas
- Spider-Man superhero jumps to the aid of a man using wheelchair to cross several lanes of traffic
- Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat
- Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this years elections
Thu, 23 Jul 2026
- Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas
- Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New Yorks Penn Station
- Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
- Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as his 10% levies are set to expire Friday
- More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding
- Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors
- Trump will welcome the World Series champion Dodgers to the White House
- Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee
- A member of Vances Secret Service detail is being investigated over a suspected news leak
- US health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
- Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
- Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers
- Democrats seize on AI data center backlash thats dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas
- US on track to have historically low number of homicides in 2026, report says
- Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary in Arizona, a blow to the party establishment
- Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds
Wed, 22 Jul 2026
- Prosecutors zoom in on blood stains to show singer D4vd should be tried in killing of 14-year-old
- Passengers in Texas ICE shooting say officers not in danger, driver was parking when shots fired
- Wisconsin police officer shoots, kills man on city street near state Capitol in Madison
- June 1 trial date set for Venezuelas Nicols Maduro in his US drug trafficking case
- House votes to limit stock trading by members of Congress, elevating a campaign issue
- Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
- AP Exclusive: A boaters photo may be the last picture of group drowned in an Ohio river
- Mamdani says NYC cant arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
- Independent autopsy of Nolan Wells finds undetermined cause of death
- Need backup power? Automakers want you to look no further than their vehicles in your driveway
- Trump pays respects to 4 US service members killed in the Middle East
- Special prosecutor drops all felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Murrill
- Rubio says any nuclear agreement the US signs will not lead to nuclear proliferation
- The Latest: Trump is attending dignified transfer of 4 more US service members killed in action
- National Guard deploys as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses
- As Lake Powell shrinks, marinas are having to adapt to dwindling water levels
- Overstored pool chemicals and corroded sprinklers led to Georgia chemical plant fire, report says
- Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination to challenge Democrat Katie Hobbs for Arizona governor
- As the president touts Trump Accounts, some families are still waiting for babys $1,000
- From the Mexican border to Washington: A tiny Texas town fights Trumps wall plan
- Detective says D4vd ordered chain saws, body bags in hearing to decide if singer should go to trial
- US military identifies 3rd service member believed to have been killed in Iranian attack
- Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with US after Trump announces tariffs
Tue, 21 Jul 2026
- Ex-Army soldier jailed on arson charge after fiery attack on Manhattan federal building
- 2 married couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river
- Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5 billion as he defends funding request at fiery hearing
- Judge bars deportation of witness in fatal ICE shooting of Mexican homebuilder
- Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites
- Wreckage found of Pan Am plane crash that helped lead to todays safety briefings on every flight
- Mexican man killed after ICE encounter in Florida was on vacation, officials say
- Bystander severely wounded outside White House says Secret Service failed him
- US sends food for Cuban residents while still pressuring islands government
- Man tossed by Yellowstone bison says hitting the ground was the worst part
- Kaylee Hottle, deaf Godzilla actor, killed in car crash at 18
- 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote after error in New Jersey motor vehicle system, governor says
- Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to bring heavy rain, flooding along the Gulf Coast
- The Latest: Republicans prepare to face voters as the bombing continues
- Powerball ticket sales begin Tuesday in the United Kingdom
- The Tate brothers fight extradition to the UK where they face rape and sex trafficking charges
- 5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says
Mon, 20 Jul 2026
- Trump administration opens investigation into Harvards financial aid for international students
- Road deaths have declined globally since 1990 except in poorer countries, study finds
- Tropical depression edges toward US Gulf Coast nearing tropical storm strength, forecasters say
- Tate brothers will fight extradition to the UK. But the law makes it difficult to win
- FDA still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test result
- US gas prices back up to an average of $4 a gallon again as the US and Iran launch attacks
- Nolan Wells remembered for his gentle spirit as Rev. Al Sharpton demands truth about his death
- The Latest: Trump threatens Iran with heavy retribution if any more US soldiers are killed
- Person in custody after starting fire outside New York federal building, FBI says
- Senators demand ICE answers and body cameras after 2 fatal shootings in Maine and Houston
- US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says
- Ex-Mexican drug lord Ismael El Mayo Zambada denounces violence as hes sentenced to life in prison
- Trial begins for Massachusetts mom who says postpartum issues led her to kill 3 children
- Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge weighs her latest petition
- Los Angeles medical examiner pushes for greater transparency in high-profile deaths
- As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track
- 3 womens world records set at the annual Lumberjack World Championships in Wisconsin
- Troy Jackson gains momentum to replace Platner as Democrats Senate candidate in Maine
- Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he presents trophy to the winner, Spain
Sun, 19 Jul 2026
- How to keep the air inside your home clean during wildfires
- Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US
- 5 family members found dead after flash flood in a scenic Utah canyon, authorities say
- Nolans The Odyssey storms the box office with a $264.1 million global debut
- Justice Department activates untested court for alien terrorist deportations
- Second death reported in Legionnaires disease outbreak in New York City
- Not Greek to them. Scholars question Christopher Nolans The Odyssey
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