Montana could soon ease restrictions on mining precious metals
Restrictions on mining for precious metals like gold in Montana that were put in place 30 years ago could soon be relaxed as the mining industry makes...
This year's list of endangered historic places focuses on equality and erasure
Eleven historically significant sites across the country will receive $25,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to commemorate the cou...
Shirtless fans cheer at MLB stadiums as "Tarps Off" trend sweeps baseball world
At ballparks all across the country, groups consisting of mostly young men are joining in on the trend: Go to the section where the party is happening...
Bolivia's capital under siege as protests deepen crisis for President Paz
Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six mo...
WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization top official has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in Congo. Authorities have reported at ...
Xi and Putin meet to reaffirm China-Russia ties days after Trump's visit
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday in a meeting meant to reaffirm ties and that takes place o...
In Georgia, Republican primary for governor goes to a runoff between Trump backers
Georgia is a swing state where both Democrats and Republicans are deciding the direction their parties will take in the fall in races for the senate a...
U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement
As part of the settlement agreement, the U.S. is "forever barred and precluded" from examining or prosecuting President Trump, his sons and the Trump ...
Endorsed by Trump, Ed Gallrein defeats Rep. Thomas Massie in GOP House primary
In a major victory for President Trump, his hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein, beat out U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massie in a Kentucky House GOP primar...
Trump endorses Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Senate primary runoff
President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP runoff for U.S. Senate, one week befor...
Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets
While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for c...
States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees
New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees ...
Can't keep a habit? This comic shares a proven formula to make it stick
In this illustrated guide, behavioral scientist BJ Fogg breaks down his Tiny Habits framework to help you rethink your approach to starting (or restar...
Activists say Israel tries to expel a whole Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities are issuing Palestinians demolition orders in East Jerusalem at an accelerated rate since Israel launched war with Iran, human rig...
To revive an extinct bird, you first need an artificial egg
Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that would be necessary to revive...
San Diego authorities are investigating a deadly shooting at a mosque as a hate crime. And, Trump dropped his lawsuit against the IRS, paving the way ...
Some plants have a genetic superpower that may help them survive a cataclysm
Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a species facing a dramatic e...
A new study suggests the growing educational and economic divide between men and women is reshaping marriage and family life in America — leaving many...
These men voted for President Trump. They have very different views of how he's doing
Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment o...
What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)
Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial...
NTSB hearing will probe cause of fiery UPS jet crash that killed 15 in Louisville
The nation's top safety investigators will launch a two-day hearing beginning Tuesday into what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash shortly after takeof...
Steep drop in number of people with Affordable Care Act health coverage, analysis finds
Enrollment in Healthcare.gov and the other marketplaces is plunging by 5 million, the new paper from KFF finds. Last year, Congress failed to make a d...
Mark Fuhrman, ex-detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson trial, has died
Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of OJ Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, ...
