BISMARCK, N.D. — Trucks and workers started cleaning up the Keystone oil pipeline spill in rural North Dakota, though its cause and the project timing is unclear. The pipeline ruptured […]
Interior Department staff, including those at national parks, offered buyouts and early retirement
Employees across the Department of the Interior have until the end of Wednesday to respond to the latest offer to take buyouts or early retirement, according to a document obtained […]
Options for Trump’s space-based ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense shield head to Hegseth for approval
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Command said Wednesday that it has finalized options for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system and has sent its recommendations to Defense […]
Pennsylvania judge convicted of shooting, wounding her ex-boyfriend as he slept
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A magistrate judge in Pennsylvania accused of shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend in the head as he slept was convicted Wednesday of attempted homicide and aggravated assault […]
Shark attack survivor presses her state for alert system to keep people safe in water
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama teen who narrowly survived a fierce shark attack last year said she hopes a proposed alert system before state lawmakers can help keep others safe […]
US Postal Service seeks to hike cost of a first-class stamp to 78 cents
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a rate increase this summer that includes hiking the cost of a first-class stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents. The request […]
NYC lets immigration officials open an office at Rikers jail, a priority for Trump
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams ‘ administration is allowing federal immigration officials to operate at Rikers Island to work on gang and drug-related criminal investigations in […]
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to oust board members fired by president while case goes on
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to oust board members who oversee independent agencies, as a constitutional fight about presidential power […]
Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for President Donald Trump’s administration to fire thousands of probationary workers, halting a judge’s order requiring them to be reinstated […]
Americans convicted in Congo of botched coup attempt now face US charges
SALT LAKE CITY — Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo were charged Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department with staging an elaborate coup attempt aimed at overthrowing […]