Lithium mine clears hurdle despite conservationists’ worries for rare wildflower
A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada
Military suicides long-term rate for active duty troops still rising: Pentagon
The Pentagon says fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024
Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work
An appeals court panel has suspended a federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to bring hundreds of Voice of …
Judge rules HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to change the criteria for using tens …
Bystander video shows handcuffed woman escape from half-opened police cruiser window
Authorities in western Michigan say a woman who shimmied out the rear window of a police cruiser while handcuffed and …
Vermont defends its landmark climate superfund law against Trump administration lawsuit
Vermont is defending its first-in-the-nation law that aims to make fossil fuel companies help pay for damage caused by climate …
US lawmakers express support for stalled Taiwan special defense budget
U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan say the United States supports efforts by Taiwan’s government to pass a $40 billion special defense …
GOP sheriff in California pauses election probe as legal challenges grow
A California sheriff who seized more than half a million election ballots says he has paused the election fraud investigation
Apollo’s impatient old-timers rooting for return to the moon with Artemis II launch
The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is …
Marine corporal accused of stealing and selling weapons from Camp Pendleton
A U.S. Marine who was an ammunition specialist at California’s Camp Pendleton is charged with stealing ammo and weapons, including …