Trump wants to use the ‘God Squad’ to increase logging, but it must follow strict rules
President Donald Trump wants to increase logging in national forests and on public lands, including by bypassing endangered species protections. To do that, the federal government would have to ...
Los Angeles fire chief dismissed after historic wildfire seeks to regain position
The former Los Angeles fire chief ousted by Mayor Karen Bass after the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history sought ...
Minnesota considers blocking ‘nudify’ apps that use AI to make explicit images without consent
Molly Kelly was stunned to discover in June that someone she knew had used widely available “nudification” technology to create highly realistic and sexually explicit videos ...
Fargo has an election method that helps mainstream candidates. North Dakota lawmakers may ban it
When Fargo voters approved a unique local election system in 2018, their goal was to choose candidates with broader support ...
Pentagon nominee pushed to acknowledge Russian invasion of Ukraine in Senate hearing
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon acknowledged during his confirmation hearing on ...
Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role in the state House ...
Trudeau slams Trump’s tariffs, says US is appeasing Putin while launching a trade war against Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called American tariffs “very dumb” and said that U.S. President Donald Trump is appeasing Russia while launching a trade war against Canada.
Trump vowed to leverage federal money to fight antisemitism. He’s starting at Columbia
Columbia University has become the first target in President Donald Trump’scampaign to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war.
NASA’s two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space
NASA’s two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have to wait until ...
Wyoming’s governor vetoes ultrasound requirement for medication abortions
A bill that would have required women seeking medication abortions to get ultrasounds has been vetoed by Wyoming’s Republican governor, who questioned whether it was ...
London Symphony Orchestra conductor Antonio Pappano goes underground — he takes the Tube to work
Antonio Pappano has gone underground since leaving The Royal Opera for the London Symphony Orchestra. “Now, more often than not, I take the Tube, which I never did when I was at ...
More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern US, annual survey shows
It is a ritual that takes place every winter — federal and state wildlife managers use remote cameras, scat collection, radio telemetry devices and helicopters to count ...