School boards have gained attention for taking on controversial issues, such as transgender students participating in sports, but much of their work is administrative.
April 13, 2026
The 'really rewarding' reason active-duty soldiers are spending free time renovating this home
April 13, 2026
A newborn baby struggles in a tent along Beirut’s waterfront
April 13, 2026
In Havana, a special underwater bus has become essential as Cuba faces its worst energy crisis in decades
April 13, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rallied to celebrate 100 days in office, boosting his early accomplishments and charting future goals as he pledged to lead with a relentless focus on the city’s working-class
April 13, 2026
Waters off the coast of California will soon be open to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022
April 13, 2026
With NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash, the space agency already has the next Artemis flight in its sights
April 12, 2026
Dulaney High School community gathers as alum Reid Wiseman makes historic return from space
April 12, 2026
A hotel at one of Miami’s most exclusive locations has been demolished to make way for something even bigger
April 12, 2026
The Texas city of Corpus Christi is facing a severe water crisis because of a prolonged drought, and it is a threat not just to residential use but also to the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port
April 12, 2026
Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz won’t be enough to solve shipping woes and high oil prices
April 12, 2026
Haitians are struggling with rising oil prices due to the conflict in Iran
April 12, 2026
For years, a popular part of many cruises in southeast Alaska has been sailing up Tracy Arm, a long, narrow fjord marked by steep mountains, glittering waterfalls and calving glaciers
April 12, 2026
Trump wants to cover a White House office building with ‘magic paint.’ Experts advise against it
April 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations for seven states
April 12, 2026
Gas prices are still rising due to the Iran war but drivers are saving by fueling up at tribally owned gas stations
April 11, 2026
Police removed protesters and reopened Ireland’s only oil refinery as a fifth day of disruptive demonstrations over soaring gas prices has left many gas pumps dry and threatened to cripple transportation across the country
April 11, 2026
Boulders falling shut down Kamehameha Highway near Waimea Bay, none hurt
April 11, 2026
Over a month’s worth of rain has fallen on parts of Hawaii as a storm threatens flooding
April 08, 2026
The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises
April 11, 2026
Artemis II astronauts splash down off California’s coast after a historic journey around the moon
April 11, 2026
The developer of a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm is suing its turbine manufacturer seeking to force it to stay with the project
April 11, 2026
Authorities say five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at a fireworks warehouse that killed seven people
April 10, 2026
IU biology researcher sentenced, deported for smuggling E. coli DNA from China
April 11, 2026
With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. and Iranian negotiators are heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials
April 10, 2026
'David versus Goliath mentality': Man wins $70 million lawsuit against Tyson Farms
April 11, 2026
Neighbors helping neighbors: Iowa farmers step up after Nebraska wildfires
April 11, 2026
Lawmaker uses satirical 'Spinachgate' video to address water pollution and cancer concerns
April 11, 2026
Family moves to keep Powhatan rural, permanently protects 134 acres for Virginia wildlife
April 11, 2026
Fence installed at prison cliff after inmate's fatal fall
April 11, 2026
'Goats on the run': Police help reunite lost goats with owner
April 11, 2026
Man's body found after fire burns home in Maine
April 11, 2026
Marine heat waves are supercharging the damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe
April 11, 2026
Stray dog shootings in Alabama shine light on county with no animal control
April 11, 2026
As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration
April 10, 2026
A Frontier Airlines jet nearly collided with two trucks that crossed in front of it Wednesday night at Los Angeles International Airport
April 10, 2026
The opening round of the Masters on Thursday provided a glimpse of just how difficult a dry, fast Augusta National can play
April 10, 2026
Beaver 'arrested' in Toms River after gnawing on residents' nerves
April 10, 2026
Alpha-gal syndrome from Lone Star tick bites "an emerging public health concern in Massachusetts"
April 10, 2026
How Vance is navigating peace talks with Iran — and his own political future
April 10, 2026
A newly identified meteor shower reveals that intense heat is fragmenting a previously unknown asteroid as it passes too close to the Sun.
April 10, 2026
Kilauea eruption episode 44 fountains for over 8 hours; tephra chunks falling in nearby areas
April 10, 2026
A few US towns have banned cigarette sales to anyone born after a specific date, and several states are considering this path. A psychologist explains why such measures often face stiff resistance.
April 10, 2026
Friday marks six months since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect, but progress remains limited
April 10, 2026
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers says Chinese exports of passenger cars have accelerated in March
April 10, 2026
Protests over high fuel prices in Ireland have entered a fourth day, sparking concerns about fuel shortages and emergency services as demonstrators clogged roads and blocked access to refining and distribution sites around the country
April 10, 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the early globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II
April 10, 2026
Hundreds of volunteers have joined a "Frog Patrol" initiative in a forest near the Polish capital of Warsaw to help amphibians survive road crossings during their spring mating rituals
April 10, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is making a long and ambitious odyssey across four African countries -- Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
April 10, 2026
The Iran truce may be too late for many African countries
April 10, 2026
Why NASA sent ‘organ chips’ of the Artemis II crew into space
April 10, 2026
With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East
April 10, 2026
Spooner, Wisconsin is home to one of the largest musky hatcheries in the world
April 10, 2026
DNR officer's extrication by Minnesota Air Rescue Team caught on video
April 10, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal
April 10, 2026
'Bench Bunny' overpopulation causes property damage and ongoing frustration for residents
April 10, 2026
Elderly man and woman rescued from partially submerged car
April 10, 2026
Army ROTC cadets who subdued the gunman attacking their classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University last month are recounting dramatic details publicly for the first time
April 10, 2026
Video of a sinkhole that swallowed two vehicles in Omaha, Nebraska captured attention around the world, but hundreds of others happen with little notice
April 09, 2026
Maryland officials have announced a settlement with the owner and operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge two years ago, causing its deadly collapse
April 09, 2026
Horse reunited with owner after being rescued from flooded creek
April 10, 2026
Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative
April 09, 2026
Charley the cow saved from slaughter after community comes together to help
April 09, 2026
Argentina's Congress has approved a bill that eases glacier protections to boost mining investments
April 09, 2026
The first predictions for hurricane season are in and El Niño’s fingerprints are all over it
April 09, 2026
Kentucky couple makes special wheelchairs to help people with disabilities explore outdoors
April 09, 2026
A new study reveals how the lake bed’s toxic dust impairs lung development in children living nearby.
April 03, 2026
American woodcocks continue to attract onlookers in a New York City park
April 09, 2026
The accusations you might have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed up by evidence. In fact, there are plenty of ways bees make the world a better place.
April 09, 2026
City offers help replacing Colorado lawns with drought-tolerant alternatives as drought restrictions tighten
April 09, 2026
These two iconic polar species have been driven to endangered status by a warming planet
April 09, 2026
A viral photo of snow-capped Mount Fuji, a red pagoda and cherry blossoms has brought many tourists to a peaceful Japanese town
April 09, 2026
Nevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers
April 09, 2026
Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds
April 09, 2026
An Oregon appeals court has sided with PacifiCorp in a ruling that could possibly jeopardize over $1 billion in damages for victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires
April 09, 2026
Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist
April 09, 2026
Parking garage collapses in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia; 1 dead, search for 2 others underway
April 09, 2026
‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space
April 09, 2026
March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data
April 08, 2026
San Joaquin County seniors, veterans get free public rides through local nonprofit
April 09, 2026
Oyster farmers question the reopening of bays after oil spill
April 09, 2026
Weber State students show local residents innovative ways to cut energy use, lower bills
April 09, 2026
Reclaiming the Range: Northern Colorado's 11-year journey to restore the west's most iconic species
April 09, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits to reduce reliance on foreign energy
April 08, 2026
A fire has broken out at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park velodrome, prompting a major emergency response
April 08, 2026
City honors 11-year-old girl, woman for saving child from drowning
April 08, 2026
Everyone knows about the azaleas and dogwoods at Augusta National during the Masters
April 08, 2026
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change
April 08, 2026
Michigan DNR reports finding 15-pound walleye in Muskegon River
April 08, 2026
Walking this golf course is now a botanist’s dream
April 08, 2026
Woman fights off offender after being groped on CTA Red Line train in the Loop
April 08, 2026
Flood risk continues through Friday as a storm system brings numerous rounds of rain to the islands
April 08, 2026
Habitat loss from development pushes more black bears into the city
April 08, 2026
High-altitude balloons set to fly over the ArkLaTex
April 08, 2026
Fireball spotted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware traveled at 30,000 mph before disintegrating, NASA says
April 08, 2026
Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work
April 08, 2026
Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work
April 08, 2026
Tariff-driven uncertainty, rising costs and tax law changes have prompted many companies to reconsider their strategies
April 08, 2026
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
April 08, 2026
A historian explores how religious congregations, activists and city officials have supported undocumented immigrants in Philadelphia over the past 40 years.
April 08, 2026
Cities have the best chance of reducing water use when people actively participate in water conservation, but even that might not be enough in the future.
April 08, 2026
When I talk about my anthropological fieldwork, many Americans are shocked to learn that “living on a nuclear test site” is even a logical statement.
April 08, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8
April 07, 2026
Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin is in Iowa to support Democratic congressional candidates and gather insights on how Democrats could win over President Donald Trump's supporters
April 08, 2026
Hundreds of Cuban women have gathered in Havana to decry a U.S. energy embargo and other measures imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island
April 07, 2026
Texas health regulators have told Camp Mystic’s owners they are investigating hundreds of complaints following last year’s deadly floods that killed 27 girls
April 08, 2026
Travelers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithium battery fire aboard their jets
April 08, 2026
Delta Air lines is joining a growing list of U.S. carriers raising checked bag fees
April 08, 2026
A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you
April 08, 2026
Tanner Horner pleads guilty in killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, case moves to sentencing phase
April 08, 2026
School buses stocked with lifesaving kits
April 08, 2026
For sheer abundance and ease of production of oil and natural gas, it simply doesn’t get any better than the Persian Gulf region.
April 08, 2026
Albuquerque Fire Rescue expands fleet with new UTVs, type 3 engine
April 08, 2026
Stockton has become dumping ground for abandoned dogs, animal rescues say
April 08, 2026
Lexington community still healing 1 year after fatal gas explosion
April 08, 2026
California gas prices turn residents to Amtrak
April 08, 2026
RobCo Wildlife Rescue gives injured backyard bunnies a second chance
April 08, 2026
Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades
April 07, 2026
Deere & Co. has agreed to pay $99 million as part of a settlement that would resolve a class action lawsuit accusing the farm equipment giant of monopolizing repair services
April 07, 2026
Flooding strands drivers and prompts more than a dozen rescues over the holiday weekend
April 07, 2026
Motorcycle crash ends in flames near kids; far West Side residents urge need for speed bumps
April 07, 2026
Uber driver finds python left behind by passengers who attended Philadelphia reptile show
April 07, 2026
New research reveals that financial gains for many Black-led nonprofits after George Floyd’s murder were short-lived
April 07, 2026
Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war
April 01, 2026
Red lights are flashing on the scarcity of oil
April 07, 2026
Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state
April 07, 2026
President Donald Trump has expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his Tuesday ultimatum approaches
April 06, 2026
Authorities in British Columbia have urged people to stay away from a rock face above a highway in the Canadian province where a Volkswagen Beetle shell was suspended in an apparent prank by engineering students
April 07, 2026
With cowbells ringing in the stands, Bryan Baker was fired up after striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong to give the Tampa Bay Rays a triumphant return to Tropicana Field
April 07, 2026
An investigation has found that nine backcountry skiers killed in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history were being guided through dangerous terrain when safer routes were available
April 07, 2026
Not all spider venoms are created equal. Some are harmless to people, while others can be quite dangerous.
April 07, 2026
The anticipation of winter weather has forced the New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox to change scheduled night games to afternoon starts on Tuesday
April 07, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations
April 07, 2026
Fertilizer is more expensive and in shorter supply. Without the right amounts of fertilizer at specific times, yields drop, food prices increase and food shortages result.
April 06, 2026
Two U.S. lawmakers are calling for a permanent solution to Cuba’s crises after witnessing the effects of a U.S. energy blockade during an official visit to the island
April 06, 2026
Man foraging 100 percent of his food for an entire year
April 06, 2026
Family fights state over oil leaking into their home
April 06, 2026
Iowa State develops AI tool to help farmers identify and remove pests
April 06, 2026
Tampa Bay marinas, boaters feeling gas price pains
April 06, 2026
App helping restaurants cut waste while giving diners deals
April 06, 2026
If fuel prices don't come back down, seafood prices could go up in Maine and the US
April 06, 2026
Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities
April 06, 2026
A freakishly dry spring is literally changing the landscape in Colorado
April 06, 2026
Children and volunteers gathered at a nature park on the edge of Kyiv to release bats into the night sky
April 06, 2026
A juvenile gray whale that swam 20 miles up a river in Washington state has been found dead
April 06, 2026
As 4 astronauts aim to make history at the moon, Trump recommends slashing NASA’s budget
April 06, 2026
Video shows fox attacking woman
April 06, 2026
Annual Easter celebration brings families to Maryland Zoo
April 06, 2026
Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late
April 05, 2026
Pope Leo urges those who ‘unleash wars’ to choose peace in his first Easter message
April 05, 2026
Aid groups are warning that the war in the Middle East has upended their ability to get food and medicine to millions in need and that more people will suffer if the violence continues
April 05, 2026
Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner
April 05, 2026
A smoky wildfire in Southern California that broke out Friday morning was mostly under control Saturday afternoon
April 04, 2026
The global oil crisis is turning into an everything crisis
April 04, 2026
The Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority says widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across the country have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days
April 04, 2026
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least eight members of a refugee family near Kabul
April 04, 2026
Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought
April 04, 2026
Finance ministers from five European Union member states are urging the bloc to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies as surging oil and gas prices raise inflation fears
April 04, 2026
Crews are battling a smoky and fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that has forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors
April 04, 2026
One crew member has been recued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran
April 03, 2026
The Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill
April 04, 2026
‘I’m not dying here’: Father of 3 describes rescue from flash flooding
April 04, 2026
Dog survives bear attack while guarding family's chickens
April 04, 2026
Mother accused of forcing unneeded medical treatments on son, warrant says
April 04, 2026
State police troopers came to the rescue of a bear cub found in a ditch along the side of a major interstate highway in northern New Jersey
April 04, 2026
United Airlines is raising checked bag fees starting Friday
April 03, 2026
A California producer of raw milk and cheese products is recalling some of its products under pressure from federal officials
April 03, 2026
The Las Vegas Review-Journal will no longer print its rival the Las Vegas Sun for the first time in decades, sharpening a longtime legal dispute between the southern Nevada newspapers
April 03, 2026
Schools awarded $1.5M FEMA grant for safe room
April 03, 2026
NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts
April 03, 2026
What a surprisingly strong March jobs report means in the face of war
April 03, 2026
Different kinds of Americans are generous in different ways.
April 03, 2026
Fast food consumption is soaring in the cradle of haute cuisine. Quelle horreur!
April 03, 2026
Massachusetts heart transplant recipient's foundation offers underserved communities improved access to health care
April 03, 2026
Florida AG opens probe into OpenAI ahead of potential IPO
Tigers and rookie Kevin McGonigle agree to an 8-year, $150 million extension
VW to stop making its top electric vehicle in the US
Brazil eyes strict budget curbs and tax‑break limits in 2027, Mello says
Iranian delegation to reach Islamabad Thursday, Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says
Hungary's election could end Orban era and reshape its place in Europe
Olympics-LA28 opens Olympic ticket sales globally after strong local presale
Bayern primed to finish the job against Real Madrid in Champions League