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January 15, 2021

Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in Australia

A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its ...

January 15, 2021

Search now recovery mission for Oregon woman in landslide

Searchers used inflatable yellow rafts and drove metal poles into deep mud Thursday as they searched for a woman who was ...

January 14, 2021

Groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolves

Wildlife advocates on Thursday asked a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species ...

January 14, 2021

For first time in 5 years, US gas mileage down, emissions up

A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and pollution increased in model year 2019 for the first ...

January 14, 2021

Trump administration slashes imperiled spotted owls' habitat

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would slash millions of acres of protected habitat designated for the ...

January 14, 2021

Environmentalists move toward lawsuit over fuel break plan

Environmentalists have filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S government to block plans to build up to 11,000 miles (17,700 ...

January 14, 2021

Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over mine spill

The Navajo Nation’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming ...

January 14, 2021

Flint families welcome water crisis charges, seek healing

Flint mother Ariana Hawk struggled to find words. Bittersweet came to mind, as did frustrated. “I literally could have ...

January 13, 2021

A record year for NJ sports betting; casinos, not so much

New Jersey took nearly $1 billion worth of sports bets in December, an encouraging finish to a year in which coronavirus ...

January 13, 2021

Kansas game warden shoots to free entangled deer

A Kansas game warden's body camera was rolling when he fired a shot to free two whitetail deer struggling after their antlers ...

January 13, 2021

Heavy snowfall hits Sweden, Finland; icy temperatures ahead

Thousands of households across northern Sweden and southern Finland were without power Wednesday after heavy snowfall, and ...

January 13, 2021

Sage grouse review done, but scant time for Trump's changes

The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven states ...

January 12, 2021

5 CES Trends to Watch

CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, ...

January 12, 2021

Divers recover crashed Indonesian plane's data recorder

Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that ...

January 12, 2021

Mexico sees holiday bump in tourism amid pandemic surge

The friends from Jackson, Mississippi, relaxed on lounge chairs dug into a white sand beach and romped in the turquoise ...

January 12, 2021

Recovered Midwestern bird soars off endangered species list

The interior least tern, a hardy Midwestern bird that survived a craze for its plumage and dam-building that destroyed much ...

January 12, 2021

Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insects

The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said. Climate change, ...

January 12, 2021

ShowBiz Minute: Gotham Awards, Dalai Lama, Carnival

30th Gotham Awards give virtual start to Oscar season, "Nomadland" wins; Dalai Lama says Greta Thunberg gives him hope; One ...

January 12, 2021

26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides

Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia’s West Java province over ...