A ‘person of interest’ is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation
A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov. Tina Kotek reinstated a prison sentence that was commuted by her predecessor.
Las Vegas police serve search warrant in Tupac Shakur murder investigation
Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.
A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat
This summer’s punishing heat wave has baked much of the U.S. in sweat-soaked misery.
As the planet warms, scientists worry that cases of infectious diseases could spike
Across the planet, animals and the diseases they carry are shifting locations as temperatures rise thanks to climate change.
1st lawsuit filed against Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern leaders stemming from a hazing scandal
A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school’s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job.
Crowded GOP field vies for the Christian Zionist vote as Israel’s rightward shift spurs protests
Republican presidential hopefuls made their pitches to Christian Zionists at the annual Christians United for Israel summit in suburban Washington, D.
The Biden administration announces a cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices
The Biden administration and major consumer tech players are launching an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place.
Phoenix’s long simmering heat poised to break records for relentless high temperatures
A relentless, dangerous streak of temperatures hitting 110 degrees or more is poised to smash a record for Phoenix and for major U.S. cities showing that Earth’s summer swelter is as persistent as it is hot.
9th Circuit denies bid by environmentalists and tribes to block Nevada lithium mine
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the latest bid by conservationists and tribal leaders to block construction of a huge lithium mine already in the works along the Nevada-Oregon line.
Union Pacific railroad to renew push for 1-person crews by testing conductors in trucks
Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and Colorado.