US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her agency will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands.
Maine lobstermen have slower year amid industry challenges
Fishers of Maine lobster had a smaller haul during a year in which the industry battled surging fuel and bait prices, rebukes from key retailers and the looming possibility of new restrictions to protect whales.
SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites from California with Falcon 9
SpaceX is set to launch a batch of Starlink satellites Friday from California.
Abortion clinics crossing state borders not always welcome
Residents in southwestern Virginia have battled for months over whether abortion clinics limited by strict laws in other states should be allowed to hop over the border and operate there.
Transgender pastor claims bias, sues Lutheran denomination
The Rev. Megan Rohrer has filed a lawsuit against the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America alleging gender discrimination and a hostile work environment.
Warrant: Bomb materials at home of alleged July 4th gunman
A unsealed federal warrant says agents found bomb-making materials at the apartment of an alleged gunman charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago last year.
Documents detail EMTs’ failure to aid Tyre Nichols
Documents provided to The Associated Press show that two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technicians who were fired and had their licenses suspended for failing to give aid to Tyre Nichols for 19 minutes after he was brutally beaten by police did not perform basic examinations, including checking his vital signs.
California’s snow-stranded residents need food, plows, help
With Southern California’s mountain communities under a snow emergency, residents are grappling with power outages, roof collapses, storm-related fires and lack of baby formula and medicine.
NTSB: Key tank car part melted after Ohio train derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board says the fire in last month’s Ohio train derailment melted a key part of the tank cars filled with toxic chemicals.
Flights into, out of Texas canceled with storms approaching
A storm system that dumped heavy snow in parts of California has moved eastward and is threatening severe weather across the southern Plains.