A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has made his first court appearance on a manslaughter charge
Jury awards $176M for wrongful deaths of young brothers struck by California socialite’s car
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $176 million for the hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers struck in a crosswalk by a California socialite
Governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned that a new factory isn’t expected to start work for more than a year on mitigating the New World screwworm fly infestation in his state
Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the water
Motorists and airline passengers aren't the only travelers thinking about high fuel prices as summer vacations near
UN food agency says millions are being pushed into hunger by Iran war
The U.N. food agency says millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high
Judge halts Trump administration efforts to impose conditions on SNAP
A federal judge has sided with 20 Democratic states and halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the federal food aid program
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman are all talking about public ownership in AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss public ownership in AI companies — a meeting that highlighted the tension between AI powerhouses and policymakers
These candidates for governor worked for Joe Biden. Some don’t really talk about it though
Joe Biden isn't on the ballot this fall, but three of his administration members are running for governor
In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it’s too late
A gentle shower fell as four people in rain gear made their way deep into a spruce-fir forest high in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ducking beneath bright green underbrush and stepping away from the road, a hush took over. Just a few steps in, they came across an aging...
Your local park is bringing in the green (and by that, we mean money)
In an increasingly divided nation, Americans agree on at least two things. For one, politicians across the political spectrum are scrambling to get more housing built, which happens to be an accidentally powerful way to fight climate change. And two, Americans love their parks: A recent poll found that 88...