Households face unexpected rise in energy prices in new year
Regulator Ofgem says a change in the price cap in January means a 0.2% increase in gas and electricity prices. Source: Original News
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Justice Dept. Sues California Over College Benefits for Undocumented Students
The lawsuit is the third filed by the Justice Department against the state in a week. Source: Original News
Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents
A new servicewide policy recasts swastikas and nooses as merely “politically divisive” and deletes protections for transgender troops. Source: Original News
Qaeda Convict Returns to Guantánamo Court 17 Years After Trial
The Yemeni prisoner spent nearly seven hours at the war court, displaying some of the defiance of his 2008 proceeding. Source: Original News
CIA Kryptos Auction: Anonymous Bidder Pays Nearly $1 Million for Secret to Decode Sculpture
The creator of the Kryptos panels, Jim Sanborn, sought to unburden himself of the puzzle, and then discovered before an auction he had archived its solution in the Smithsonian. Source: Original News
Energy Department Reorganization Reflects Shift Away From Renewable Energy
The reorganization reflects the ongoing shift in the federal government’s energy priorities: less renewable energy, more fossil fuels. Source: Original News
Coast Guard Softens Stance on Hate and Hazing
A new servicewide policy recasts swastikas and nooses as merely “politically divisive” and deletes protections for transgender troops. Source: Original News
Judge Concludes Prosecutors Can Circumvent Federal Grand Juries in D.C.
The ruling by a federal judge found that federal prosecutors could fall back on local grand juries to approve serious charges when they failed to persuade a federal grand jury. Source: Original News
The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can’t People Shake Their Worries?
It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, with historic profits, stock prices and deal prices. It’s enough to make some people very nervous. Source: Original News
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year
Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward. Source: Original News