Jake Johnson

3 days ago | commondreams.org | Jake Johnson

Consumers are set to foot the bill after the Trump administration intervened late last week to prevent the closure of the fossil fuel-powered Eddystone Generating Station, a Pennsylvania plant owned by Constellation Energy that was set to shut down its remaining units on Saturday. The order from U.S. President Donald Trump's Energy Department marked the second time the administration has invoked emergency authority to rescue a dying fossil fuel plant.

3 days ago | truthout.org | Jake Johnson |Samantha Borek

Right-wing figures around the world celebrated Karol Nawrocki’s defeat of Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.

3 days ago | rawstory.com | Jake Johnson

The arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva by federal immigration agents sparked outrage in the town of Milford, Massachusetts over the weekend, with community members rallying on Sunday to demand the high school student's immediate release after he was detained while on his way to volleyball practice. Gomes was born in Brazil but has been in the U.S. since he was 6 years old and has two younger siblings, both of whom are American citizens.

4 days ago | commondreams.org | Jake Johnson

Far-right candidate Karol Nawrocki emerged Monday as the narrow winner of Poland's presidential election, a contest in which the Trump administration in the U.S. and Hungary's authoritarian leader, Viktor Orbán, weighed in on the side of their ideological compatriot.

6 days ago | poststar.com | Jake Johnson

QUEENSBURY — An inch of goalpost separated the top-seeded Queensbury boys lacrosse team from overtime Friday, leaving the Spartans with a 10-9 Class C semifinal loss to Averill Park on their home turf. Queensbury senior Keith Miller's final shot hit the post with four seconds left in regulation. The Spartans fought till the end, scoring all three fourth-quarter goals, but fell just short in the end. "It really is a game of inches,” Queensbury head coach Adam Orr said.