The Pentagon has abruptly announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job
Police seek 17-year-old for attempted murder in shooting near University of Iowa, authorities say
Authorities are seeking a 17-year-old on charges of attempted murder after a weekend shooting near the University of Iowa campus
No charges will be filed in the fatal shooting of 3 people at Detroit gas station
No charges will be filed in the fatal shootings of three people at a Detroit gas station after a middle-of-the-night car crash following an illegal drag racing event
Asian elephant calf makes her public debut at DC’s National Zoo
The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Asian elephant calf Linh Mai
Assault charge for immigration officer in Colorado could test immunity provisions for federal agents
The decision in Colorado to charge an immigration officer with assault after a protester was grabbed by the neck and pulled away could test the boundaries of immunity provisions for federal agents in the line of duty
So you want to be Canadian, eh? Changes in immigration law will make it easier for Americans
Potentially millions of Americans suddenly have a much easier path to Canadian citizenship
Tiny town in North Carolina honors towering Andre The Giant with roadside marker
Wrestler and actor Andre The Giant is being honored with a roadside marker in a small town in North Carolina that was once his home
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 24-29-32-49-63, Powerball: 11
Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN
On the second day of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII, experts called attention to the ways Indigenous health is deeply tied to nature and highlighted how health inequalities are compounded by environmental degradation, extractive activities, and climate change. The forum’s focus on Indigenous health comes...
Why millions of adorable bees are emerging from this cemetery
A miner haunts the East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York. It’s not the spirit of an interred workman, but Andrena regularis, also known as the regular miner bee. It’s black and tan and fuzzy, sometimes sporting patches of yellow as it collects pollen. The critter is at once peculiar...