Saving the pint: behind the race to climate-proof beer in the US

Water shortages and rising heat is putting pressure on beer ingredients, but US brewers and farmers are adapting With St Patrick’s Day this week, millions of Americans are raising a glass. Beer remains the country’s most popular alcoholic drink with more than 6bn gallons consumed each year. But from water shortages to rising temperatures, the … Read more

Dem mayoral forum goes off the rails as race heats up to replace longtime incumbent

A forum featuring Democratic candidates for Washington, D.C. mayor descended into chaos on Saturday as frontrunners Kenyan McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George traded barbs over recent increases to utility pricing made by the Public Service Commission (PSC). “Every single time she had the opportunity to vote against the public service commissioners, she voted yes — … Read more

Senate Republican expands childcare fraud crackdown to more blue states

FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican is expanding his childcare fraud investigation, going beyond Minnesota and into several other blue states. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chair Bill Cassidy, R-La., is widening the net of his crackdown on fraud to include New York, Michigan and Oregon. Cassidy initially launched his fraud hunt to … Read more