3+ week, 1+ day ago   (881+ words) Those that survived are doing well, fattening up in time not just for fall and hibernation season but … drumroll, please … the very first Fat Marmot Week. Just like Fat Bear Week, an online contest to vote for Alaskan brown bears…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1108+ words) “We have virtually given up on many things,” said Ahmad Karimi, 52, a taxi driver and father of two who has been working 15-hour days to make ends meet. “We’re cutting out fruit, we’re cutting out protein, we’ve given up leisure,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) The two pilots and six passengers who died in the crash around midday Thursday were not immediately identified. The twin-engine Cessna 441 had taken off from Anchorage and was headed for the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport about 450 miles…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (215+ words) Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congress in April after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment. He has denied the allegations. Wahab defeated Bay Area Rapid Transit Director Melissa…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (423+ words) Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced Thursday his office is appealing a recent federal court ruling allowing abortions to protect the mother’s health or prevent her death from self-harm. Labrador is asking a federal appeals court to block the decision,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (320+ words) The interest is already raising environmental concerns for the Amazon and other areas. Here are takeaways from the story: The US and others are seeking alternatives to China China has nearly half of the world’s reserves and dominates global processing....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (438+ words) U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said on social media that the carrier arrived in the region Wednesday. It was not clear when the USS Abraham Lincoln would arrive back in the U.S. or whether it would…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (451+ words) Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick, R-Great Falls, listens to arguments regarding Montana Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s legal opinion on the state’s term limit law, which could block Fitzpatrick from being eligible to run for the state House in the 2026 election cycle,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (374+ words) Joe Kennedy walks his dog, Cosmo, near the damaged Punalu'u Bake Shop, where his son works, after Hurricane Lala in Naalehu, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) As people in Hawaii work to remove massive amounts…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (938+ words) The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment. Congo’s Ministry of Health had recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths, as of Sunday. The outbreak is already the worst ever caused…...