President Donald Trump says his administration is considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the United States announces it is sending more warships and Marines to the region and Iran threatens to attack tourist sites wor...
Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again. What are the chances that will happen?
A judge this week ruled that Voice of America's employees — and the news organization itself — get back to work
Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators
The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the...
Trump’s EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks, conservationists warn
Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks
For airline travelers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid
Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill
The Senate has blocked a proposal that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports
Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants over opening Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.S. and Israeli energy and...
Extreme heat continues to strike Southwest US and even Nebraska needs a cold drink
Parts of California and Arizona are under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather stretched as far north as Nebraska — just a day into spring
Long overlooked as crucial to life, fungi start to get their due
Agarikon is one of two endangered species of fungi in the United States. So rare is the species that scientists have placed samples of it in a biobank facility for safekeeping at the San Diego Zoo, in the hopes that it can be propagated and one day reintroduced to the...
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos ‘taking legal steps’ against Ainslie over America’s Cup boat
Ben Ainslie and Ineos ended partnership last year Statement says boat used in 2024 ‘belongs to Ineos’ Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group is taking legal action against Sir Ben Ainslie over the boat built for the 2024 America’s Cup. Ratcliffe and Ainslie worked closely together across two cycles of the...