Cities have the best chance of reducing water use when people actively participate in water conservation, but even that might not be enough in the future.
April 08, 2026When I talk about my anthropological fieldwork, many Americans are shocked to learn that “living on a nuclear test site” is even a logical statement.
April 08, 2026Hundreds of Cuban women have gathered in Havana to decry a U.S. energy embargo and other measures imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island
April 07, 2026The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8
April 07, 2026For sheer abundance and ease of production of oil and natural gas, it simply doesn’t get any better than the Persian Gulf region.
April 08, 2026Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin is in Iowa to support Democratic congressional candidates and gather insights on how Democrats could win over President Donald Trump's supporters
April 08, 2026Delta Air lines is joining a growing list of U.S. carriers raising checked bag fees
April 08, 2026A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you
April 08, 2026Tanner Horner pleads guilty in killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, case moves to sentencing phase
April 08, 2026School buses stocked with lifesaving kits
April 08, 2026Albuquerque Fire Rescue expands fleet with new UTVs, type 3 engine
April 08, 2026Stockton has become dumping ground for abandoned dogs, animal rescues say
April 08, 2026Lexington community still healing 1 year after fatal gas explosion
April 08, 2026Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades
April 07, 2026California gas prices turn residents to Amtrak
April 08, 2026RobCo Wildlife Rescue gives injured backyard bunnies a second chance
April 08, 2026New research reveals that financial gains for many Black-led nonprofits after George Floyd’s murder were short-lived
April 07, 2026Deere & Co. has agreed to pay $99 million as part of a settlement that would resolve a class action lawsuit accusing the farm equipment giant of monopolizing repair services
April 07, 2026Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations
April 07, 2026Flooding strands drivers and prompts more than a dozen rescues over the holiday weekend
April 07, 2026Motorcycle crash ends in flames near kids; far West Side residents urge need for speed bumps
April 07, 2026Uber driver finds python left behind by passengers who attended Philadelphia reptile show
April 07, 2026Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war
April 01, 2026Red lights are flashing on the scarcity of oil
April 07, 2026Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state
April 07, 2026President Donald Trump has expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his Tuesday ultimatum approaches
April 06, 2026Authorities in British Columbia have urged people to stay away from a rock face above a highway in the Canadian province where a Volkswagen Beetle shell was suspended in an apparent prank by engineering students
April 07, 2026With cowbells ringing in the stands, Bryan Baker was fired up after striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong to give the Tampa Bay Rays a triumphant return to Tropicana Field
April 07, 2026An investigation has found that nine backcountry skiers killed in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history were being guided through dangerous terrain when safer routes were available
April 07, 2026Not all spider venoms are created equal. Some are harmless to people, while others can be quite dangerous.
April 07, 2026The anticipation of winter weather has forced the New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox to change scheduled night games to afternoon starts on Tuesday
April 07, 2026Two U.S. lawmakers are calling for a permanent solution to Cuba’s crises after witnessing the effects of a U.S. energy blockade during an official visit to the island
April 06, 2026Fertilizer is more expensive and in shorter supply. Without the right amounts of fertilizer at specific times, yields drop, food prices increase and food shortages result.
April 06, 2026Man foraging 100 percent of his food for an entire year
April 06, 2026Family fights state over oil leaking into their home
April 06, 2026Iowa State develops AI tool to help farmers identify and remove pests
April 06, 2026Tampa Bay marinas, boaters feeling gas price pains
April 06, 2026If fuel prices don't come back down, seafood prices could go up in Maine and the US
April 06, 2026App helping restaurants cut waste while giving diners deals
April 06, 2026Children and volunteers gathered at a nature park on the edge of Kyiv to release bats into the night sky
April 06, 2026Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities
April 06, 2026A freakishly dry spring is literally changing the landscape in Colorado
April 06, 2026A juvenile gray whale that swam 20 miles up a river in Washington state has been found dead
April 06, 2026As 4 astronauts aim to make history at the moon, Trump recommends slashing NASA’s budget
April 06, 2026Annual Easter celebration brings families to Maryland Zoo
April 06, 2026Video shows fox attacking woman
April 06, 2026Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late
April 05, 2026Pope Leo urges those who ‘unleash wars’ to choose peace in his first Easter message
April 05, 2026Aid groups are warning that the war in the Middle East has upended their ability to get food and medicine to millions in need and that more people will suffer if the violence continues
April 05, 2026Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner
April 05, 2026A smoky wildfire in Southern California that broke out Friday morning was mostly under control Saturday afternoon
April 04, 2026Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought
April 04, 2026A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least eight members of a refugee family near Kabul
April 04, 2026The Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority says widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across the country have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days
April 04, 2026The global oil crisis is turning into an everything crisis
April 04, 2026Finance ministers from five European Union member states are urging the bloc to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies as surging oil and gas prices raise inflation fears
April 04, 2026Crews are battling a smoky and fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that has forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors
April 04, 2026One crew member has been recued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran
April 03, 2026An inspection at the nation’s largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions
April 03, 2026United Airlines is raising checked bag fees starting Friday
April 03, 2026The Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill
April 04, 2026‘I’m not dying here’: Father of 3 describes rescue from flash flooding
April 04, 2026Dog survives bear attack while guarding family's chickens
April 04, 2026NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts
April 03, 2026Mother accused of forcing unneeded medical treatments on son, warrant says
April 04, 2026A California producer of raw milk and cheese products is recalling some of its products under pressure from federal officials
April 03, 2026The Las Vegas Review-Journal will no longer print its rival the Las Vegas Sun for the first time in decades, sharpening a longtime legal dispute between the southern Nevada newspapers
April 03, 2026What a surprisingly strong March jobs report means in the face of war
April 03, 2026State police troopers came to the rescue of a bear cub found in a ditch along the side of a major interstate highway in northern New Jersey
April 04, 2026April’s full pink moon rose in the night sky this week
April 01, 2026Schools awarded $1.5M FEMA grant for safe room
April 03, 2026Despite soaring jet fuel prices, air fares aren’t up that much. But they will be
April 03, 2026Different kinds of Americans are generous in different ways.
April 03, 2026Fast food consumption is soaring in the cradle of haute cuisine. Quelle horreur!
April 03, 2026Massachusetts heart transplant recipient's foundation offers underserved communities improved access to health care
April 03, 2026Gas station shocks drivers with prices near $10 a gallon
April 02, 2026There has been little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel says it faced incoming fire from Iran, and Kuwait and Bahrain also reported being under attack
April 02, 2026The U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
April 02, 2026Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth
April 02, 2026The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities
April 03, 2026Sales of Tesla vehicles rose in the last three months after a brutal year of boycotts over Elon Musk’s politics but still fell short of expectations
April 02, 2026EPA claims ‘major win’ on drinking water safety, but regulations may be years away
April 03, 2026Reports of the death of Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal, have been greatly exaggerated
April 02, 2026Skyrocketing diesel costs impact fishing industry on the Central Coast
April 03, 2026Train carrying more than 100 passengers slams into garbage truck in South Carolina, officials say
April 03, 2026Property owner fined $50K for 'illegally pruning trees' cited by insurer
April 03, 2026School leader using new wastewater testing results to warn about drugs
April 03, 2026Meet the weather observer helping NWS for almost 50 years
April 03, 2026U.S. gas prices are climbing fast, and drivers are paying the highest pump prices since 2022 as the Iran war shakes oil markets
April 02, 2026Eagles in Omaha: How the raptors are adapting to suburban environments
April 03, 2026'Burning sage to cleanse the house': Family escapes to safety after home catches fire
April 03, 2026A late winter rainstorm that lashed southern Greece over the last 24 hours turned the sky a surreal red, felled trees and resulted in the death of one man
April 02, 2026Residents blast city response after home explosion leaves woman critically injured
April 02, 2026Hallucinogenic chocolate bars were removed from six Denver-area gas stations.
March 17, 2026Doctors prescribing books to help children traumatized by Minnesota ICE surge
April 02, 2026Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.
March 27, 2026Evolving views about parental gun ownership and liability will likely have ramifications in custody battles.
April 02, 2026Sunken warship found off Danish coast after 225 years in ‘remarkable’ discovery
April 02, 2026Residents say postal workers won't deliver mail on their street due to turkey takeover
April 02, 2026A scenic escape along Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail
April 02, 2026Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences
April 02, 2026The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
April 02, 2026For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
April 02, 2026‘Like relying on a drug dealer:’ The world’s dependence on oil and gas has exposed a dangerous vulnerability
April 02, 2026$200 oil isn’t as crazy as it sounds
April 02, 2026A seabird native to Hawaii is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikiki hotels
April 02, 2026New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them
April 02, 2026An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami
April 02, 2026Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya
April 02, 2026President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”
April 01, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address at 9 p.m. EDT offers an update on the progress made toward achieving his goals in the war with Iran, which are to destroy the country’s missile production and Navy, ensure its proxies can no longer destabilize the region and guarantee Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon
April 01, 2026An activist ship operated by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation struck a Norwegian krill trawler in Antarctic waters, raising accusations by its owner that it amounted to a “terroristic attack” against legal fishing activities
April 01, 2026Hydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record
April 01, 2026Artemis launch, flipping voters, fed-up drivers: Catch up on the day’s stories
April 02, 2026Watch D.O.G.S. program brings mentorship and safety to school
April 02, 2026Fire caused the evacuation of a historic building owned by Wayne State University in Detroit
April 02, 2026Streamflows the West relies on for drinking water and farms used to follow a fairly predictable arc as winter snow melted. Rising temperatures are changing that.
April 01, 2026Garbage truck driver punched, kicked teen after mother tried to pass his vehicle, lawsuit says
April 02, 2026Louisiana residents should look out for stinging caterpillars falling from trees
April 02, 2026Foster parent specializes in being "bonus mom" to teens
April 02, 2026Aluminum spool falls from crane onto worker, killing him at warehouse
April 02, 2026Porsche SUV splits entirely in half after slamming into tree in wild Dunwoody crash
April 02, 2026Business owner sentenced after returning false ashes to grieving pet owners
April 02, 2026More than 3,000 adult trout stocked in Huron River & Spring Mill Pond in Southeast Michigan
April 02, 2026Small-town Iowa newspapers on the chopping block
April 02, 2026The committee voted to exempt some oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act in the name of national security.
March 28, 2026The European Union's energy commissioner says skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won’t return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow
April 01, 2026A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”
April 01, 2026Metro Transit driver being praised as hero after rescuing man from burning car in Minneapolis
April 01, 2026‘I’m done’: Rideshare drivers on the brink of quitting over higher gas prices
April 01, 2026General Motors temporarily laying off 1,300 workers at Factory Zero plant in Metro Detroit
April 01, 2026Family seeks closure as Kenosha PD makes arrest in decades-old cold case
April 01, 2026Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem
April 01, 2026Being in public parks and natural environments with other visitors is a powerful opportunity to enhance enjoyment rather than detract from it.
April 01, 2026Democrats have run California for years
April 01, 2026Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter
April 01, 202620-year sentence for Baltimore pet crematorium owner who gave sand instead of ashes
April 01, 2026The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul
April 01, 2026Used electric vehicles can still be found at a bargain price, regardless of the federal tax credit
April 01, 2026A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful
April 01, 2026Trump’s threats of targeting water plants in Iran, a potential war crime, alarm Gulf allies
April 01, 2026This small city has the world’s worst air
April 01, 2026U.S. consumer confidence inched higher in March despite soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran
March 31, 2026A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada
April 01, 2026Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied
April 01, 2026Travelers should expect delays when they fly through San Francisco International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration this week cut a third of its arrivals because of safety concerns and runway construction
April 01, 2026In the 1960s and ’70s, his arguments also resonated on the left, including with the head of a powerful environmental group.
March 26, 2026A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba with a huge shipment, easing a dire fuel shortage after months without deliveries
March 31, 2026Trump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act
March 31, 2026US stocks move higher on hopes for an end to war with Iran, but it’s been a volatile month
March 31, 2026Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?
April 01, 2026Only 50 of these whales are left in existence. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ just chose oil drilling over protecting them
March 31, 2026A fire destroyed the main meditation hall at Tassajara Mountain Zen Center in Central California, as monks neared the end of a long retreat
April 01, 2026Children find skeletal remains in South Carolina while playing near a creek, investigators say
April 01, 2026A veteran South African politician is campaigning for mayor of Johannesburg by snorkeling in a giant, water-filled trench
March 31, 2026Thousands gave. Now thousands will be helped through Giving Machine donations
April 01, 2026Massive sphere art exhibit in Salt Lake City draws attention to Great Salt Lake
April 01, 2026Man accused of setting multiple grass fires in Oklahoma says he 'misses being a firefighter'
April 01, 2026One of the world’s rarest whales, the Rice's whale, is in the way of the Trump administration's desire to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
March 31, 2026Man jailed after sewage leaked into county waterway
April 01, 2026Nashville International Airport announces a $40 million renovation to improve passenger flow
April 01, 2026A jury has deadlocked in the trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their roles in Ohio's $60 million bribery scandal
March 31, 2026Afghan authorities say that flooding in many parts of the country has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours
March 31, 2026Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it's important to closely monitor inflation amid a spike in energy prices from the Iran war as the average price for for gasoline nears $4 a gallon in the U.S. But he also said Monday, addressing students at Harvard University, that there isn't a lot Fed policymakers could do
March 30, 2026A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast in recent days has got stuck again, less than a day after swimming free
March 31, 2026The Clean Air Act gave California the authority to issue tough pollution standards for vehicles, with EPA approval. The Trump administration is now trying to stop it.
March 31, 2026A University of Pittsburgh researcher is studying why Pennsylvania residents who regularly encounter ticks still underestimate their risk of Lyme disease.
March 31, 2026Millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemical
March 31, 2026Plastic is the hidden cost of the war in Iran
March 30, 2026Authorities say a wolf has bitten a woman in a Hamburg shopping area, in what experts call Germany’s first known wild wolf attack on a person since 1998
March 31, 2026Indonesian search teams rescued 21 people from a raft a day after their boat sank in rough seas
March 31, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including its desalination plants
March 31, 2026Driving a car, van or truck is a big part of many Americans’ workdays
March 30, 2026A law requiring that most materials in federally funded affordable housing are made in America is fully kicking in
March 27, 2026GOP leaders plan to keep Congress out of session even as pressure to end DHS shutdown grows
March 31, 2026The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports
March 30, 2026Cuba is preparing to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker as the island struggles under a U.S. oil blockade
March 30, 2026Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau plans to retire
March 30, 2026Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers
March 31, 2026Trump allowed a Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, breaking the island’s fuel blockade. Here’s the latest
March 30, 2026The Saudis found an escape hatch for some of the world’s oil. The Houthis could slam it shut
March 31, 2026About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans
March 31, 2026DOJ whistleblower complains to Congress that internal watchdog isn’t doing its job
March 31, 2026Officials to remove up to 1,500 wild burros from Lake Pleasant area
March 31, 2026Community unites to build inclusive park for all children
March 31, 2026Denver asks restaurants to only serve water by request amid drought conditions
March 30, 2026Children find skeletal remains while playing near a creek, investigators say
March 30, 2026‘And then we saw the little head.’ Scientists witness rare sperm whale birth
March 30, 2026Airports, plants and ports: The civilian targets increasingly under threat in the Middle East
March 30, 2026She transformed Paris for tourists — and divided the city
March 21, 2026Baby kangaroo escapes from home, safe return after search effort
March 30, 2026Today’s basic income proponents say cash payments would be good for everyone. In the 1790s, the idea’s inventor argued something else: It was owed to everyone.
March 30, 2026With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are to orangutans and other primates.
March 27, 2026Researchers are using machine learning models to identify gentrification in imagery. Community insights help keep the models on track
March 30, 2026It’s about more than just beating China. As a space lawyer puts it, a Moon base would come with strategic, economic and scientific advantages.
March 30, 2026U.S. 64 reopens for public traffic marking a major milestone for Helene recovery
March 30, 2026President Donald Trump says he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade
March 30, 2026Farmers around the world are facing fertilizer shortages and rising costs after the war in Iran disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, which handles a third of global fertilizer trade
March 27, 2026Regional powers met in Pakistan to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East after about 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the region and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the monthlong war
March 29, 2026Pakistan’s foreign minister says Islamabad will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran
March 29, 2026Mother turning to donating eggs, surrogacy to make ends meet for family
March 30, 2026The USS Massachusetts has joined the Navy fleet
March 28, 2026Dark matter and dark energy are mysteries that have confounded scientists for decades, even though they comprise 95% of the universe's mass
March 29, 2026Afghan authorities say that severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan have left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours
March 29, 2026The Iran war has a new front in Yemen. Here’s how it could escalate
March 29, 2026A stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won't be able to find its way back to the Atlantic
March 29, 2026Mexico’s navy has located two sailboats that went missing while carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba
March 28, 2026Hawaii is taking control of the aging Wahiawa Dam after floodwaters pushed it to near-failure and prompted mass evacuations
March 28, 2026Scientists are learning to dive beneath polar ice to study the flora and fauna below
March 27, 2026As electric-bike usage has risen, so have e-bike injuries, and regulations in cities and states throughout the country are rapidly changing
March 29, 2026The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base
March 28, 2026Missing aid boats bound for Cuba have been located, Mexican authorities say
March 28, 2026America’s long-haul truckers were already struggling. Then came $5 diesel
March 28, 2026Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting
March 28, 2026Airports serving Washington, D.C., Baltimore and some cities in Virginia briefly halted all flights Friday evening because of what federal authorities said was a strong chemical smell at the flight center that controls traffic into the airports
March 28, 2026Mexico’s Navy is searching for two missing sailboats carrying nine people and humanitarian aid on a route to Cuba
March 27, 2026Train derailment near Reno sends more than 20 railcars off tracks
March 28, 2026Thousands of striking workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants are extending their walkout to a third week
March 27, 2026As gas prices approach $4 a gallon nationally amid the conflict in Iran, some lawmakers are pushing to suspend the federal gasoline tax
March 28, 2026Kansas City 'Heart Forest' near KCI could open to public ahead of 2026 World Cup
March 28, 2026Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it, in a move that will make the two companies neighbors at one of the nation’s largest complexes for running artificial intelligence
March 28, 2026Asheville 6-year-old aims to win national contest to help her school after Helene
March 28, 2026Arctic sea ice has shrunk to a tie for its lowest winter peak on record
March 27, 2026A judge has ruled that the government can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
March 27, 2026A chemical signature in a lunar rock offers new insights into what early oxygen conditions were like on the Moon.
March 27, 2026Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissoins that contribute to global warming
March 27, 2026What we know on Day 28 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Trump extends deadline and global energy crisis deepens
March 27, 2026Countries don’t just switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Each takes its own path, depending on its economy, international trade relations and government stability.
March 27, 2026Protests from Alabama to Wyoming — and on the Arctic Circle: What to know about Saturday’s third ‘No Kings’ rally
March 27, 2026A year after federal employees were hit by the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency, it remains unclear what the agency saved
March 27, 2026Mothers in a displacement camp in southern Somalia struggle to keep their children alive as drought and aid disruptions deepen hunger, a crisis that now also has a link to the far-away Iran war
March 27, 2026Fire season fears grow amid western heat wave
March 27, 2026Hundreds of used sneakers arrive each week at a workshop east of Paris, where workers inspect them for resale, redistribution or rejection
March 27, 2026Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior
March 27, 2026Missing ashes located after grieving Michigan woman believed they were lost in a chemical spill
March 27, 2026Washington’s cherry blossoms have reached peak bloom, and the city’s spring rush is in full swing
March 26, 2026An up-close, inside look at Amazon's new delivery drones flying in KCK
March 27, 2026Once-lethal insecticides now require concerningly high concentrations to effectively kill mosquitoes. Some mosquitoes are already immune to all classes of insecticides used to control malaria.
March 27, 2026The Trump administration is seeking an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, citing national security as it wages war on Iran
March 27, 2026'Zombie Lots' are leaving residents in crisis
March 27, 2026Holy cow! This stuck heifer required heavy machinery to free it from cattle guard
March 27, 2026Lineworkers test their skills at the Arizona Lineman's Rodeo
March 27, 2026German rescuers race to save humpback whale stranded off Baltic Sea beach
March 27, 2026Companies were storing hazardous waste in facility before chemical fires, AG says
March 26, 20268-foot python spotted on Beltline stuns Atlanta, man behind viral video speaks out
March 26, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia on an unannounced visit
March 26, 2026A 7th grader built a solar invention for under $25. Now he's headed to Washington, D.C.
March 26, 2026Meet the cyclist who biked from Montreal to Virginia: 'I've learned a lot'
March 26, 2026Man fights to save his childhood home as city pushes toward demolition of the property
March 26, 2026New population estimates show that U.S. growth in metro areas slowed sharply as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties
March 26, 2026The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health
March 26, 2026Tiny particles from certain lab gloves look like microplastics, and they can contaminate samples, new study finds.
March 26, 2026The 2026 water year has been anything but ordinary. In fact, its snow drought has few parallels in recent history.
March 25, 2026Why $4 gas won’t spark an EV buying spree
March 26, 2026The U.S. agency that provides health care to Native Americans has a facilities problem
March 26, 2026Louisiana officials warn that the state's $300 million crawfish industry faces dire economic consequences because of a shortage of temporary seasonal workers via the H-2B visa program
March 26, 2026A Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor animals they've rehabilitated
March 26, 2026Nuclear power is getting a second look across Southeast Asia to prepare for surging demand for power for artificial intelligence-focused data centers
March 26, 2026Scientists reveal earliest evidence for shifting of Earth’s crust
March 25, 2026FEMA is reopening applications for its major resilience grant program after a judge ordered the program restored
March 26, 2026Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that former President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States
March 26, 2026The other part of history demolished with the East Wing: a Jackie Kennedy legacy
March 25, 2026A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment
March 26, 2026Oregon woman faces hundreds of felony animal cruelty charges over alleged mistreatment of dairy goats
March 26, 2026The Whiskey Island salt mine in Cleveland is critically important to providing enough road salt to keep streets safe during the harsh winters of the Northeast and Great Lakes states
March 25, 2026The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution
March 26, 2026Before and after satellite images show how little snow is left in the western US
March 26, 2026Dog rescued from 12-foot deep sinkhole in backyard
March 26, 2026Maryland planning to crack down on drivers improperly registering vehicles in Virginia
March 26, 2026Why Britain’s miserable weather is one of its greatest tourist attractions
March 25, 2026US consumers, already feeling pain at the gas pump, can expect higher prices and prolonged shortages for goods of all sorts, including food, as additional consequences of slowed oil production.
March 25, 2026'Thy Kingdom Crumb' is feeding those in need in the community
March 25, 2026Family turns property into home for animals and exotic birds from around the world
March 25, 2026Hawaii communities are digging out from the state’s worst flooding in more than 20 years, and aid groups are rushing to support them by raising money statewide
March 25, 2026Community members gather to honor Army veteran who died with no known surviving family in the area
March 25, 2026The damage from military attacks on cities can fill the air with pollutants that harm the lungs and stress the heart.
March 17, 2026Fuel vs food: These Americans are cutting back to afford higher gas prices
March 25, 2026Nebraska high school students use virtual reality to learn natural disaster response and life skills
March 25, 2026A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans believe recent military action against Iran has gone too far and many are worried about affording gasoline
March 25, 2026Emergency planners around the country are about to lose access to a critical hurricane evacuation planning tool
March 25, 2026From bioweapons to biblical plagues, the bacteria that cause anthrax can persist for decades in harsh conditions and wreak havoc on people and cattle.
March 25, 2026Feeling part of something larger than yourself may make it easier to cope with stress and uncertainty.
March 25, 2026Pittsburgh’s struggle to move beyond steel demonstrates that industry dominance is temporary. Other regions can learn from Pittsburgh’s slow economic recovery.
March 25, 2026How the deadly collision at LaGuardia unfolded
March 24, 2026Asia embraces energy austerity as dire fuel shortages force Philippines to declare national emergency
March 25, 2026Kenya’s flower industry is losing up to $1.4 million a week as the Iran war cuts demand and disrupts shipping
March 25, 2026The worst oil crisis in history comes at a good time for China’s troubled EV giants
March 25, 2026The pilots killed in a collision between a jetliner and a fire truck on a New York runway have been identified as Mackenzie Gunther and Antoine Forrest
March 25, 2026Officials say an oil refinery fire near the Texas coast has been put out and a shelter-in-place order has been lifted following air quality testing
March 24, 2026What we know on Day 25 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 24, 2026A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States and it is shattering March temperature records
March 24, 2026The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative, but opponents see as foolish and extreme
March 25, 2026A U.N. Security Council resolution calling for countries to use “all necessary means” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open is facing some opposition for raising the possibility of U.N.-backed military action against Iran
March 25, 2026Oklahoma’s governor has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill a newly vacant U.S. Senate seat through the end of the year
March 24, 2026Asian countries are burning more coal to keep power going as the war in the Middle East disrupts other fossil fuel supplies
March 24, 2026The group Everytown for Gun Safety used court records to trace more than 250 guns bought at nearly two dozen Academy Sports + Outdoors chain stores that had been trafficked over three years in a handful of federal straw purchasing prosecutions
March 25, 2026Webb telescope photos show mysterious little red dots. Astronomers don’t know what they are
March 17, 2026Marina revives old desal plant to boost drought-resistant water supply
March 24, 2026'No survivors' after helicopter crashes into warehouse
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