The osprey population on the Eastern Shore of Virginia has dropped to just 18 birds, and scientists at Williams & Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology say it’s a sign of an “early complete collapse” of the species.

In 1975, one of the first aerial surveys for ospreys, there were 68 breeding pairs on the Eastern Shore. In 1987, when ...Read more

Iran’s leaders are discovering they’re on their own against the U.S. and Israel, without the network of proxies and allies that allowed them to project power in the Middle East and beyond.

As the Islamic Republic confronts its most perilous moment in decades following the bombing of its nuclear facilities ordered by U.S. President Donald ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to order U.S. forces to attack three key Iranian nuclear installations may have sabotaged the Islamic Republic’s known atomic capabilities, but it’s also created a monumental new challenge to work out what’s left and where.

Trump said heavily fortified sites were “totally obliterated” late Saturday...Read more

Strong rebukes from Bay Area Democrats rolled in Saturday evening following President Trump’s decision to strike three nuclear sites in Iran.

Of particular concern for the elected leaders was the Trump administration taking action without seeking congressional authorization or even briefing top Democrats about the mission. Trump announced ...Read more

The federal charges describe eerily similar crimes: Well-planned assassinations by seemingly everyday citizens with no serious criminal history targeting the political and socioeconomic infrastructure of America.

And the targets of those assassinations were Minnesotans.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson of Maple Grove was shot dead last ...Read more

The heart of operation “Midnight Hammer” was a feint.

A group of American B-2 bombers — the only jets capable of deploying 30,000-pound bunker-buster munitions with a shot at breaching the mountains shrouding Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility — flew west across the Pacific Ocean. When those planes were spotted on flight-tracker data, ...Read more

The heart of operation “Midnight Hammer” was a feint.

A group of American B-2 bombers — the only jets capable of deploying 30,000-pound bunker-buster munitions with a shot at breaching the mountains shrouding Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility — flew west across the Pacific Ocean. When those planes were spotted on flight-tracker data, ...Read more

Days after the jury cleared Karen Read of murder and manslaughter, a state police union is fighting back against accusations that the investigation into John O’Keefe’s death was “compromised.”

The State Police Association of Massachusetts, made up of all Troopers and Sergeants in the State Police, has broken its silence after the jury ...Read more

An extreme heat warning is now in effect in New York City, with temperatures expected to top 100 degrees in the days ahead.

The National Weather Service has called an extreme heat warning across the five boroughs, starting early Sunday — just two days after the first day of summer — and lasting until at least 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The forecast ...Read more

The shipping industry was placed on high alert on Sunday with warnings that Tehran could retaliate against commercial vessels following after U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Greece cautioned its ship owners to think again if considering entering the Persian Gulf in the wake of U.S. airstrikes. Vessels planning to sail ...Read more

Major U.S. cities are tightening security after President Donald Trump unleashed airstrikes on Iran, a direct military intervention that’s deepened Washington’s role in Israel’s war with Tehran and raised concerns about potential retaliation.

Iran early Sunday warned that the U.S. attack, dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer” by the ...Read more

ATHENS, Greece — The United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic’s key nuclear sites overnight. U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the sites were “completely and fully obliterated,” and warned there would be additional strikes if Iran retaliates.

The U.S. strikes came ...Read more

The U.S. carried out airstrikes on three nuclear sites in Iran overnight, directly entering Israel’s war with Tehran despite President Donald Trump’s longtime promises to avoid new foreign conflicts.

Trump said Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities had been “totally obliterated” and warned of “far greater” attacks unless the ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to order U.S. forces to attack three key Iranian nuclear installations may have sabotaged the Islamic Republic’s known atomic capabilities, but it’s also created a monumental new challenge to work out what’s left and where.

Trump said heavily fortified sites were “totally obliterated” late Saturday...Read more

Iran warned that U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites early Sunday will trigger “everlasting consequences” and said it “reserves all options” to respond.

“The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, also the country’s lead nuclear negotiator, wrote on X.

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The U.S. strikes that targeted Iran’s nuclear sites involved a decoy mission aimed at drawing attention from flight trackers while the largest-ever deployment of B-2 stealth bombers delivered 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs for the first time in combat.

The operation — dubbed “Midnight Hammer” — was detailed by top Pentagon officials...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On a spring afternoon two years ago, Barbara Martin pulled on the front door of the Louisville day care where her 8-month-old granddaughter had been dropped off earlier that day.

The door didn’t move. It was locked.

Then Martin heard a baby’s familiar wail.

She recognized it as her granddaughter, forgotten by the staff ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Spotting a trademark colorful and elegant bird on the Palos Verdes Peninsula can be exciting for visitors or vacationers, but as the peacock population has rocketed, officials say some of those birds have got to go.

This fall, Rancho Palos Verdes will restart a rarely used program to trap and relocate peafowl from the peninsula ...Read more

ATLANTA — A controversial plan to remove homeless people from downtown Atlanta before the 2026 FIFA World Cup could lead to some arrests “solely to make the city look nice,” according to a Fulton County judge.

Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who co-chairs a justice board that seeks alternatives to incarceration in metro Atlanta, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — When Macauley Reuben watched the riots and civil unrest spread through Minneapolis after George Floyd was murdered five years ago, he knew what he wanted to do with his life.

“I honestly wanted to build up the city again, be a positive change and be a good example,” he said.

Macauley, now 20, was a high school sophomore in ...Read more