Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains
What to know about the fatal shooting at a Utah ‘No Kings’ rally
The “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City was struck by violence when a man allegedly brandished a rifle near the crowd
Trump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored as president
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday
Appeals court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles
An appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids
Sig Sauer, faced with lawsuits over a popular pistol, gets protection in New Hampshire
Faced with mounting lawsuits over a popular pistol, New Hampshire-based gunmaker Sig Sauer has gotten protection in the form of a new state law that makes it harder to take the manufacturer to court
Democrats in Virginia have a hefty fundraising advantage heading into November general election
Democrats in Virginia have built up a hefty fundraising advantage for their effort to reclaim the governor's mansion in November's general election
Asian shares are mixed and oil gains as world waits to see if US will join Israel’s war against Iran
Crude oil prices have climbed and Asian shares are trading mixed as markets await more clarity on whether or not the U.S. will join Israel’s war against Iran
A new app details where your food comes from — and just how fragile the global food system really is
After founding the Better Planet Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2021, Zia Mehrabi, one of a handful of scientists studying the intersection of food insecurity and climate change, soon found himself fielding a steady stream of calls from policymakers and peers. Everyone wanted more quantitative insight into...
Science says plastic bag bans really do work
When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches. That’s the intuitive finding of a paper published Thursday in the journal Science, which involved an analysis of policies to restrict plastic bag use across the United States. The study authors...
Duhan van der Merwe hits back at ‘SpringJock’ jibes: ‘I know how hard I’ve worked to get here’
Flying winger brushes off allegiance jibes and cannot wait for Australia after a testing Lions tour in 2021 Duhan van der Merwe does not want to shake hands. It is not that the hulking Scotland winger is being rude – he is polite to a fault – but after a...