1 in 6 Wisconsin households may face spikes in internet bills with the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program. Here’s what to know.

As a “single senior” who has to be careful with how she spends, Mequon resident Donna Daniels said she’s relied on benefits provided by the Affordable Connectivity Program since she enrolled a year and a half ago. So when her provider, Spectrum, told her the program was about to end, she was crushed. “All communication, … Read more

Eskom Disputes Report Finding It Leads World Nitrogen Pollution

(Bloomberg) — Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state power company, disputed the findings of a Greenpeace report that it operates many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Most Read from Bloomberg The Major Air Polluters in Africa report, released Thursday by Greenpeace in collaboration with the Centre … Read more

With ‘Cowboy Carter,’ Beyoncé shows why she sets the standard for album releases, expert says

Saddle up! Beyoncé’s country music album Cowboy Carter is here. Since she teased the album during a Super Bowl ad in February and released the chart-topping singles “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ’Em,” fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of the star’s eighth studio album. The buzz has been palpable. Musicologist Nate Sloan says … Read more

Idaho professor behind extremist site that spread conspiracies

Boise State University (BSU) professor and Claremont Institute scholar Scott Yenor was the hidden hand behind Action Idaho, a far-right online media platform that featured inflammatory rightwing commentary on politics in that state, documents obtained by the Guardian reveal. The documents, obtained through public records requests, also show that Yenor sought and received funding for … Read more

Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine’s armed forces said. Air raid warnings across the country continued through the night as the strike targeted 10 separate regions, Ukraine’s Interior Minister, Ihor Klymenko, said … Read more

House GOP Candidate Suggests CIA, Ukraine May Be To Blame For Moscow Terrorist Attack

A Republican candidate for Congress in Washington state has suggested the CIA and Ukraine may be responsible for a terrorist attack last week that killed 143 people in Moscow, echoing a theory pushed, without evidence, by Kremlin propagandists. Joe Kent, a conservative firebrand in a likely rematch with first-term Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, whom he … Read more