A compromised chemical tank in California that has prompted the evacuation of more than 40,000 people is more likely to leak into its surroundings than explode, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said.

Orange County Fire Authority has worked since Friday to contain a chemical tank at a GKN Aerospace plant in Garden Grove,...Read more

A bill awaiting Gov. Tim Walz’s signature would require children 15 and younger to get parental consent to have social media accounts while limiting “addictive” features.

The proposed law makes Minnesota part of a growing number of states seeking more regulation over how young people use social media. Last year, 45 states and Puerto Rico ...Read more

India sees the U.S. as a “significant and reliable” energy partner, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said after meeting U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio, who called ties between the two nations “one of the most important” globally.

Both nations are “strategically aligned on energy,” U.S. Secretary of State Rubio told reporters in New ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran are closing in on a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, senior U.S. officials said Sunday, even as President Donald Trump said he won’t “rush” into an agreement.

The U.S. officials told reporters that nothing is ready to be signed Sunday as the two sides negotiate on the precise language on key issues and that ...Read more

A chemical storage tank in Garden Grove, threatening to explode or spill, showed no significant changes overnight Saturday into Sunday, May 24, officials said.

“As of now, everything is status quo,” Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Brian Yau said as officials were meeting around 8 a.m. “Nothing’s changed.”

Experts and emergency ...Read more

President Donald Trump said the U.S. won’t “rush” into a deal with Iran, saying both sides must take their time to “get it right.”

“Our relationship with Iran is becoming a much more professional and productive one,” he wrote Sunday in a social media post. “They must understand, however, that they cannot develop or procure a ...Read more

Illinois will receive $295 million to address lead in drinking water as part of a $921 million regional investment, the federal government has announced.

The move is one of many actions under the Federal Lead Action Plan, launched in President Donald Trump’s first term and aligned with his administration’s newer campaign to “Make America ...Read more

The 21-year-old man shot and killed after opening fire on U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House on Saturday was a Maryland resident, according to online records.

Following Saturday’s shootout, the Associated Press identified the suspect as Nasire Best. According to virtual records, Best lived in the Prince George’s County suburb ...Read more

An increasingly rare loggerhead sea turtle was found dead on the eastern end of North Carolina’s Emerald Isle over the Memorial Day weekend, according to the Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol.

The discovery was reported Saturday and comes as sea turtle nesting is nearing a seasonal peak along the Southeastern U.S.

“Sadly the huge turtle had ...Read more

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

How much candy do Americans eat in a whole year? – Yvanna C., age 9, Nevada

From sweet treats to holiday indulgences, candy plays a big role in American culture, with ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Bob DiCola noticed something was off with his hands.

As a drummer, who has spent years keeping time with bands including the Pittsburgh PolkaMeisters and Miss Freddye, even a slight change in grip stood out.

The tingling in his fingers didn’t just feel unusual: It threatened both the 70-year-old Leechburg man’s passion for ...Read more

Michigan's numerous waterways offer plenty of opportunities for outdoor recreation, but as summer draws near, state health experts warned that even touching the foam that sometimes accumulates on those waterways could lead to health problems.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement that anyone who comes in ...Read more

Each month, judges at the Fort Snelling Immigration Court in Minnesota decide hundreds of cases involving immigrants fighting deportation by claiming they face persecution and dangers in their home countries. For years, the odds of winning were slim. Now, they have become vanishingly small.

In the first two months of this year, judges at the ...Read more

Anti-government protests and persistent roadblocks in Bolivia are testing the country’s transition to a democracy that’s open to the world economy, beleaguered President Rodrigo Paz said in an interview Saturday with Bloomberg Television’s Wall Street Week.

Now in their fourth week, the roadblocks have choked off food, fuel and medical ...Read more

The battle to keep a highly toxic chemical from exploding took a step backward Saturday.

The temperature in a critically failing tank filled with a highly toxic chemical and at risk of exploding in Orange County is rising, not falling, officials said.

By Saturday morning, the temperature in the pressurized tank at an aerospace company in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A man was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House on Saturday after he opened fire with a handgun, according to a statement from the agency.

The man had been pacing along the street for some time before he approached a police checkpoint, pulled a pistol from his bag and began firing indiscriminately, said a person...Read more

Kyiv came under a massive Russian drone and missile attack early Sunday, Ukrainian authorities said, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the U.S. embassy warned of an imminent strike.

Authorities in the capital said missile debris fell in at least three city districts, damaging mostly residential houses and vehicles. At least one ...Read more

During Britney Spears’ DUI arrest in Ventura County, California, in March, the pop star, at points, refused to comply with law enforcement, denying being under the influence and offering to make lasagna for officers rather than exit her car, video and reporting released by various outlets Thursday showed.

“No, I don’t want to get in your ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A man was shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House on Saturday after he opened fire with a handgun, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The man had been pacing along the street for some time before he approached a Secret Service police checkpoint, pulled a pistol from his bag and began firing ...Read more

President Donald Trump said that a peace deal with Iran has been “largely negotiated” and he plans to announce an agreement shortly that would reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

“An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other ...Read more