Public comments quietly closed Oct. 6 in response to the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, an undercelebrated piece of federal legislation that has protected about 58.5 million acres of roadless areas across our National Forest System. That’s about one-third of the 193 million acres that make up our national ...Read more

CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Despite being in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, this rural county of roughly 85,000 people is still brimming with red foxes, coyotes, white-tailed deer, and wild turkeys.

But in recent months, Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s proposed plans for a natural gas pipeline have exposed how population growth, ...Read more

As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their healthcare system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: “Medicare for All.”

According to a 2025 Economist-YouGov poll, nearly 60% of Americans favor a system of Medicare for All, while 85% of Democrats...Read more

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home on Monday.

Homeland Security Investigations agents conducted the search. The Department of Justice said in a statement that the raid was “part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” but provided no further details.

President Donald Trump remained silent on the raid ...Read more

RJ Mitte, the actor who played the son of drug lord Walter White in "Breaking Bad," has died at 34.

Mitte, who, like his character Walter "Flynn" White Jr., had cerebral palsy, died Monday in Brownsville, Texas.

The actor played an integral supporting role on the AMC series, which premiered in 2008 and lasted five seasons. The character was ...Read more

A new California law will bar hospitals and doctors’ offices from using artificial intelligence to independently perform medical tasks that require a professional license, such as prescribing medications or ordering tests.

Assembly Bill 1979, signed last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom and taking effect Jan. 1, requires healthcare facilities to ...Read more

The state of Michigan is pumping $3.4 million into 18 agencies across the state in an effort to give more Michiganians a safe place to live as they recover from substance use disorders.

The money comes from the massive opioid settlements that stem from lawsuits against drug manufacturers, distributors and retailers over their roles in fueling ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — With just a few weeks to go before Election Day, opponents of expanding Idahoans’ access to abortion are turning up the heat.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Thursday donated $1 million to the campaign against Proposition 1, a citizens initiative on the November ballot that would expand abortion access. The...Read more

A Kansas City Star analysis found that as a rural Kansas doctor before voters sent him to Washington, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall charged an unusually high interest rate on patients’ unpaid bills, compared to other Kansas physicians and medical practices.

Marshall, a Republican incumbent seeking reelection, has faced sharp criticism in the month...Read more

France is calling for a credible electoral process in Haiti after the country’s transitional authorities eliminated requirements that made it more difficult for individuals under sanctions from the European Union, Canada and the United States, as well as people who owe money to the government, to seek office.

Under the previous rules, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A record-breaking season of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean is battering the Southern California coastline.

Researchers at Colorado State University confirmed Monday that storms this summer have generated a higher accumulated cyclone energy, which measures the total wind energy, intensity and duration of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said his administration was scrutinizing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle following allegations of unethical conduct and reports that he was considering removing her from the post.

“Well, we’re looking at it. Yeah, we’re not happy,” Trump told reporters on Monday when asked if he would ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho has a state flower. A state amphibian. Even a state fossil.

But — perhaps surprisingly for a state where so many people own guns — it doesn’t yet have a state gun.

That could soon change. In November, Idaho residents will vote on a nonbinding “advisory question”: What should the state gun be?

There are six ...Read more

A federal grand jury indicted three Dominican men who crewed an overloaded migrant boat that capsized late last month, killing at least three people and leaving 10 missing and presumed dead, according to court records.

The boat capsized late Sunday night, Sept. 27, after one of the defendants, Danny De La Rosa, who was a crewman, attacked ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Mamdani on Monday announced a sweeping review of the NYPD’s use-of-force policies while also announcing changes he says will improve police accountability.

The changes include the implementation of a new system that would make sure officers complete any ongoing disciplinary processes before they retire — a change that ...Read more

RJ Mitte, the actor who played the son of drug lord Walter White in "Breaking Bad," has died at 34.

Mitte, who, like his character Walter "Flynn" White Jr., had cerebral palsy, played an integral supporting role on the AMC series, which premiered in 2008 and lasted five seasons. The character was considered by many fans to be the heart and ...Read more

NEW YORK — The 5-year-old boy who witnessed his father get shot in their car by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on a New York City street was left traumatized by the experience and has stopped talking, his mother told officials.

An ICE agent fired seven rounds into the silver Honda Civic, while the boy sat in the backseat, striking...Read more