Authorities say six people have died at a dairy on the Colorado plains, but the circumstances of their deaths were not immediately disclosed
Proposal could lead to sanctions against Alaska medics for gender-affirming care
The Alaska State Medical Board will be considering language that says medical professionals provide gender-affirming care for children could risk having their work considered unprofessional conduct
UN envoy warns of renewed violence in Syria a month into a fragile ceasefire
The top U.N. envoy for Syria is warning that its transition remains “on a knife-edge” and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Sweida, which saw deadly clashes last month
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of killing 2 police officers in Utah
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two police officers in northern Utah last weekend
Orlando officials denounce removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site
Orlando officials have denounced the removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub by Florida transportation workers
James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies age 89
James Dobson, who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and gay rights, has died
US applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically low
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years
Death toll from Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City rises to 6 and infections hit 111
New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment
Trump’s Interior Department is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them
The Department of the Interior, or DOI, has such a wide-ranging set of duties that it’s sometimes referred to in Washington, D.C., as “the department of everything else” — public lands, natural resources, wildlife regulations, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs all fall under its auspices. It is now also...
US mines are literally throwing away critical minerals
The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron. Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ground. The rest is typically ignored. Wasted. “We’re only producing a few commodities,” said Elizabeth...