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Laiken Jordahl, a former employee of the National Park Service, announced Wednesday that the nonprofit conservation organization called the Center for Biological Diversity is suing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Jordahl, a National Public Lands Advocate for the Center, …

The Chicago Board of Education renewed contracts Wednesday with six charter school networks after a controversial move in late May to put off the vote. The board approved contracts for more than a dozen schools, for terms that range from …

By DAVID RISING BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai woman appeared in a Myanmar court on Thursday to answer charges of murder in the killing of an American diplomat in Yangon, according to two attorneys familiar with the case. The woman, …

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural …

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI WASHINGTON (AP) — The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block was delayed on Thursday due to “outstanding issues.” In a statement released before a Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony at …

Back in 2020, the University of California system dropped SAT and ACT test scores from admissions decisions in pursuit of social engineering instead of academic achievement. The predictable—and dramatic—decline in student preparedness for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors …

By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by a surge in energy prices after the start of the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Thursday …

By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless aid rose modestly last week, but remain at a historically low level despite economic headwinds brought on by the war in Iran. The number of Americans filing …

The entire London Underground is set to have full mobile coverage within months as the 4G and 5G rollout continues (Picture: Getty Images) The London Underground is being dragged into the 21st century, one Tube line at a time, as the mobile …

Wildfires could increase this year as the Earth grapples with increased temperatures (Picture: Getty) El Niño has officially begun, US scientists have announced, and the weather system could bring unprecedented weather. The phenomenon forms some of the Earth’s most important …

Superimposed headless skeletons, articulated and disarticulated body parts, and single bones at the ditch terminal (Picture: Cover Media) Archaeologists have been left baffled after discovering dozens of human skeletons, almost all of them missing their skulls, in a 7,000 year-old …

Iran launched silos of missiles yesterday on Jordan and other US targets (Picture: Reuters) Donald Trump has vowed to attack Iran ‘very hard’ tonight and seize Kharg Island, the backbone of Iran’s oil industry. The US and Iran have been …

In the Oval Office on Wednesday President Trump told members of the press that the cost of gas will “come down like a rock” once the conflict in Iran is over. [NOTE: Trump at first used the term war, but …

Quietly, deep in the shadows of Madden covers, pass-rush fretting and splashy newcomers, cornerback Jaylon Johnson is one of the Bears’ absolute most important pieces for the upcoming season. Hardly anyone thinks of Johnson when analyzing the Bears’ concerns and …

By JON GAMBRELL, MICHELLE L. PRICE and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S and Iran traded strikes for a second day, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war. The American attack, which …

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad is growing more likely after President Donald Trump resisted calls from Republicans and …

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will make its debut on Wall Street on Friday and both institutional and retail investors are expected to gobble up the 555.6 million shares going up for sale at $135 apiece. Musk, already the world’s …

By HALLIE GOLDEN Damaging storms swept through the Midwest, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and causing more than a thousand flight delays or cancellations at Chicago airports with more potentially severe weather expected Thursday. The National …

Get in loser, we’re learning to drive (Picture: Getty Images) It’s no secret that Prince William and Kate Middleton have broken plenty of royal traditions over the years. From taking selfies with fans to showing public displays of affection (yes, …

HMP Chelmsford, where Hadush Kebatu was accidentally released from while being transferred to an immigration detention centre in 2025 (Picture: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images) The grim state of the nation’s prisons and immigration centres shouldn’t be much of a surprise to …