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Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel plan to kill barred owls

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to cancel plans to kill thousands of barred owls.
1 year ago

Trump warns arrest of Palestinian activist will be ‘first of many’

The Department of Homeland Security has said the Palestinian activist was arrested in response to Trump's executive orders prohibiting antisemitism.
1 year ago

Stock sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy

The losses follow the worst week for U.S. stocks since September on concerns that on-and-off-again tariffs will either hurt the economy or create uncertainty.
1 year ago

Port chief says 32 people brought ashore after ships collide and catch fire in the North Sea

An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off the coast of eastern England Monday, setting both vessels on fire and triggering a major rescue operation, emergency services said.
1 year ago

Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

On Thursday night, a total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red across the Western Hemisphere.
1 year ago

Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a Colorado case regarding the enforcement of state and local laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors.
1 year ago

First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate

A recent study finds the number of butterflies in America has dropped at a 'catastrophic' rate.
1 year ago

Pope Francis thanks volunteers for ‘miracle of tenderness’ as another Holy Year event passes without him

Pope Francis has issued a message thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia.
1 year ago

Ex-central banker to replace Trudeau as Canadian prime minister

Former central banker Mark Carney will become the next Canadian prime minister.
1 year ago

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza, one week after cutting off supply of goods to the territory.
1 year ago

Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town

An armed man was shot near the White House by U.S. Secret Service agents after a confrontation early Sunday.
1 year ago

In his own words: Pope Francis’ views on resigning changed over time

Pope Francis entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia as questions swirl about the near and long-term future of his papacy.
1 year ago

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 people dead

The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists has risen to more than 1,000.
1 year ago

A timeline of how actor Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa died at their New Mexico home

Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease, authorities revealed Friday.
1 year ago

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead

BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria’s conflict began 14 years ago. […]
1 year ago

Utah governor mulls measure eliminating universal mail-in voting

Utah would do away with its universal mail-in voting system under a bill as the state’s 2025 legislative session wrapped up on Friday.
1 year ago

Toys are expected to cost more by fall due to new US tariffs on imports from China

The Toy Association notes that nearly 80% of the toys sold in the U.S. are sourced from China.
1 year ago

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say

Authorities say actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus.
1 year ago

Royal Shrovetide, an early form of soccer with rules like ‘no murder,’ returns to English town

Royal Shrovetide is a centuries-old ball game played in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. It looks nothing like the world's most popular sport.
1 year ago

Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

The Department of Homeland Security decided to end the collective bargaining agreement with Transportation Security Administration workers.
1 year ago

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge

The database, which was confirmed by U.S. officials and published by AP, includes more than 26,000 images that have been flagged for removal across every military branch. But the eventual total could be much higher.
1 year ago

Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound this year

Monarch butterflies from east of the Rockies in the US and Canada overwinter in Mexico.
1 year ago

Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month.
1 year ago

Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages

Utah on Wednesday became the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps.
1 year ago