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Oyster farmers question the reopening of bays after oil spill

April 09, 2026

Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Weber State students show local residents innovative ways to cut energy use, lower bills

April 09, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

Reclaiming the Range: Northern Colorado's 11-year journey to restore the west's most iconic species

April 09, 2026

Mexico’s president weighs fracking to curb reliance on US natural gas

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits to reduce reliance on foreign energy

April 08, 2026

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Fire breaks out at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park; no injuries reported

A fire has broken out at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park velodrome, prompting a major emergency response

April 08, 2026

Crime|Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

City honors 11-year-old girl, woman for saving child from drowning

April 08, 2026

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Masters in bloom: More than azaleas and dogwood make up golf's most beautiful garden

Everyone knows about the azaleas and dogwoods at Augusta National during the Masters

April 08, 2026

Economy|Environment|Political|Science|World

Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change

April 08, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Sports

Michigan DNR reports finding 15-pound walleye in Muskegon River

April 08, 2026

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Walking this golf course is now a botanist’s dream

April 08, 2026

Woman fights off offender after being groped on CTA Red Line train in the Loop

April 08, 2026

Environment

Flood risk continues through Friday as a storm system brings numerous rounds of rain to the islands

April 08, 2026

Business|Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Science

Habitat loss from development pushes more black bears into the city

April 08, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

High-altitude balloons set to fly over the ArkLaTex

April 08, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|US|World

Fireball spotted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware traveled at 30,000 mph before disintegrating, NASA says

April 08, 2026

Economy|Environment|World

'I'm going there.' Oil drilling fuels a migrant surge in isolated city in Brazil's Amazon

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work

April 08, 2026

Takeaways from AP’s story on how oil drilling is fueling a migrant surge in Brazil's Amazon

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work

April 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|World

In an uncertain environment for corporate giving, Liberty Mutual Foundation launches $600M endowment

Tariff-driven uncertainty, rising costs and tax law changes have prompted many companies to reconsider their strategies

April 08, 2026

Environment|Science

City animals act in the same brazen ways around the world

Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.

April 08, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Political

Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador

A historian explores how religious congregations, activists and city officials have supported undocumented immigrants in Philadelphia over the past 40 years.

April 08, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future

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, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|World

Mutual aid and self-sufficiency are key to life near USSR’s contaminated nuclear test zone in Kazakhstan

When 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, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|Travel|World

Artemis II astronauts channel Apollo 8 with a striking Earthset photo

The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8

April 07, 2026

Sen. Elissa Slotkin sits down with Trump voters in Iowa while campaigning for Democrats

Michigan 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, 2026

Americas|Economy|Environment|Political|World

Hundreds of Cuban women rally against US energy blockade as crisis deepens

Hundreds 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, 2026

Crime|Education|Environment|Health

Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid license renewal bid

Texas health regulators have told Camp Mystic’s owners they are investigating hundreds of complaints following last year’s deadly floods that killed 27 girls

April 08, 2026

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Travelers will face limits on how many chargers they can carry as airlines try to reduce fire risks

Travelers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithium battery fire aboard their jets

April 08, 2026

Delta joins the growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar

Delta Air lines is joining a growing list of U.S. carriers raising checked bag fees

April 08, 2026

Environment|Science|World

A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you

April 08, 2026

Tanner Horner pleads guilty in killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, case moves to sentencing phase

April 08, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Technology

School buses stocked with lifesaving kits

April 08, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth

For 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, 2026

Environment

Albuquerque Fire Rescue expands fleet with new UTVs, type 3 engine

April 08, 2026

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Stockton has become dumping ground for abandoned dogs, animal rescues say

April 08, 2026

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Lexington community still healing 1 year after fatal gas explosion

April 08, 2026

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California gas prices turn residents to Amtrak

April 08, 2026

Education|Entertainment|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

RobCo Wildlife Rescue gives injured backyard bunnies a second chance

April 08, 2026

Environment

Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Environmental 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, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Deere & Co agrees to pay $99 million to settle 'right to repair' lawsuit

Deere & 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, 2026

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Flooding strands drivers and prompts more than a dozen rescues over the holiday weekend

April 07, 2026

Motorcycle crash ends in flames near kids; far West Side residents urge need for speed bumps

April 07, 2026

Uber driver finds python left behind by passengers who attended Philadelphia reptile show

April 07, 2026

Black-led nonprofits didn't see the lasting funding boosts promised after 2020's racial reckoning

New research reveals that financial gains for many Black-led nonprofits after George Floyd’s murder were short-lived

April 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|World

Stopgap measures aren't enough to halt rising prices as the world scrambles for more oil

Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war

April 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|World

Red lights are flashing on the scarcity of oil

April 07, 2026

Vietnam elects Communist Party chief as president, echoing China's power structure

Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state

April 07, 2026

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Trump widens threat to all of Iran's power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approaches

President Donald Trump has expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his Tuesday ultimatum approaches

April 06, 2026

Crime|Education|Environment|Technology|Travel

Car shell suspended on rock face above British Columbia highway in apparent prank

Authorities 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, 2026

Business|Entertainment|Environment|Sports

Rays are victorious in return to Tropicana Field after Hurricane Milton tore off the roof in 2024

With 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, 2026

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Analysis by avalanche experts questions decisions by guides on deadly California backcountry trip

An 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, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

How does spider venom damage human cells? Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin

Not all spider venoms are created equal. Some are harmless to people, while others can be quite dangerous.

April 07, 2026

Winter weather forecasts force Mets, Guardians and White Sox to move up Tuesday starts to afternoon

The 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, 2026

Crime|Economy|Education|Environment|Political

DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations

April 07, 2026

Economy|Environment|Food|Science

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming

Fertilizer 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, 2026

Americas|Economy|Environment|Political|World

2 US lawmakers visiting Cuba denounce island's 'economic bombing' under energy blockade

Two 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, 2026

Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Travel

Man foraging 100 percent of his food for an entire year

April 06, 2026

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Family fights state over oil leaking into their home

April 06, 2026

Business|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Iowa State develops AI tool to help farmers identify and remove pests

April 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Lifestyle|Travel

Tampa Bay marinas, boaters feeling gas price pains

April 06, 2026

App helping restaurants cut waste while giving diners deals

April 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|US

If fuel prices don't come back down, seafood prices could go up in Maine and the US

April 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment

Low-voltage utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills rise

Skyrocketing 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, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|World

A freakishly dry spring is literally changing the landscape in Colorado

April 06, 2026

Environment|Europe|Science|World

After harsh winter, Ukrainians find joy in releasing bats rescued from war

Children and volunteers gathered at a nature park on the edge of Kyiv to release bats into the night sky

April 06, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|World

A gray whale that swam 20 miles up a Washington state river is found dead

A juvenile gray whale that swam 20 miles up a river in Washington state has been found dead

April 06, 2026

As 4 astronauts aim to make history at the moon, Trump recommends slashing NASA’s budget

April 06, 2026

Video shows fox attacking woman

April 06, 2026

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Annual Easter celebration brings families to Maryland Zoo

April 06, 2026

Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late

April 05, 2026

Environment|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Pope Leo urges those who ‘unleash wars’ to choose peace in his first Easter message

April 05, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|World

Aid groups warn Iran war is hindering food and medicine from reaching millions

Aid 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, 2026

Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations

Workers 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, 2026

Business|Crime|Environment|US|World

Southern California wildfire mostly contained as officials lift many evacuation orders

A smoky wildfire in Southern California that broke out Friday morning was mostly under control Saturday afternoon

April 04, 2026

The global oil crisis is turning into an everything crisis

April 04, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|World

Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say

The 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, 2026

Environment|Health|Political|Science|World

Death toll from Afghan quake rises, including 8 members of refugee family returned from Iran

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least eight members of a refugee family near Kabul

April 04, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought

April 04, 2026

European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Iran war drives price surge

Finance 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, 2026

Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that's forced some to evacuate

Crews 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, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Political|World

The Latest: US A-10 attack aircraft was hit by Iranian air defense forces, says Iran’s state media

One crew member has been recued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran

April 03, 2026

Business|Environment

Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill

The 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

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‘I’m not dying here’: Father of 3 describes rescue from flash flooding

April 04, 2026

Crime|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Dog survives bear attack while guarding family's chickens

April 04, 2026

Mother accused of forcing unneeded medical treatments on son, warrant says

April 04, 2026

Crime|Environment|US

New Jersey state troopers rescue bear cub from highway ditch

State 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, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Travel

United Airlines raises bag fees amid rising fuel costs and introduces tiered premium fares

United Airlines is raising checked bag fees starting Friday

April 03, 2026

Raw dairy farm recalls some cheese products as FDA investigates E. coli outbreak

A California producer of raw milk and cheese products is recalling some of its products under pressure from federal officials

April 03, 2026

Why one Las Vegas newspaper just stopped printing its rival

The 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, 2026

Education|Environment

Schools awarded $1.5M FEMA grant for safe room

April 03, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

April 03, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Technology

What a surprisingly strong March jobs report means in the face of war

April 03, 2026

Why Americans give: New research finds 5 distinct profiles for generosity

Different kinds of Americans are generous in different ways.

April 03, 2026

Fast food consumption is soaring in the cradle of haute cuisine. Quelle horreur!

April 03, 2026

Business|Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Massachusetts heart transplant recipient's foundation offers underserved communities improved access to health care

April 03, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Travel

Despite soaring jet fuel prices, air fares aren’t up that much. But they will be

April 03, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Political|World

The Latest: Hegseth asks US Army’s top uniformed officer to step down during Iran war

The U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

April 02, 2026

No sign of war winding down in Mideast as Friday dawns with attacks across region

There 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, 2026

Environment|Health|Science|US

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

The 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, 2026

EPA claims ‘major win’ on drinking water safety, but regulations may be years away

April 03, 2026

Tesla sales rise after brutal year of Musk boycotts but still fall short of expectations

Sales 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, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment

Skyrocketing diesel costs impact fishing industry on the Central Coast

April 03, 2026

Crime|Economy|Environment|Travel|World

Train carrying more than 100 passengers slams into garbage truck in South Carolina, officials say

April 03, 2026

Crime|Economy|Environment|Finance|US

Property owner fined $50K for 'illegally pruning trees' cited by insurer

April 03, 2026

Crime|Education|Environment|Health

School leader using new wastewater testing results to warn about drugs

April 03, 2026

Crime|Environment|Health|Political

Inspection finds dozens of violations of detention standards at a major immigration camp in Texas

An 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, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals

Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth

April 02, 2026

Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Meet the weather observer helping NWS for almost 50 years

April 03, 2026

Environment|Science

Eagles in Omaha: How the raptors are adapting to suburban environments

April 03, 2026

Arts|Crime|Environment|Lifestyle|US

'Burning sage to cleanse the house': Family escapes to safety after home catches fire

April 03, 2026

Environment|Europe|World

Saharan dust storm turns Greek sky red as winds and flooding leave 1 person dead

A 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, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Travel

Gas station shocks drivers with prices near $10 a gallon

April 02, 2026

Environment|Science|World

World's oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary

Reports of the death of Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal, have been greatly exaggerated

April 02, 2026

Crime|Environment|Health

Residents blast city response after home explosion leaves woman critically injured

April 02, 2026

Business|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Magic mushroom-infused products appear in Colorado gas stations – what public health officials want consumers to know

Hallucinogenic chocolate bars were removed from six Denver-area gas stations.

March 17, 2026

Economy|Education|Environment|Health

Doctors prescribing books to help children traumatized by Minnesota ICE surge

April 02, 2026

From Artemis II to ‘Project Hail Mary’, spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous

Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.

March 27, 2026

Irresponsible parental gun ownership could become a factor in custody disputes

Evolving views about parental gun ownership and liability will likely have ramifications in custody battles.

April 02, 2026

Entertainment|Environment|Lifestyle|US

Residents say postal workers won't deliver mail on their street due to turkey takeover

April 02, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Sunken warship found off Danish coast after 225 years in ‘remarkable’ discovery

April 02, 2026

Business|Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Travel

A scenic escape along Louisiana’s Creole Nature Trail

April 02, 2026

Education|Environment|Health|Science|Technology

Better urban design could help save Florida’s threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel

The 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, 2026