Wildfires latest: A final round of dangerous fire weather and dry conditions is in the forecast
Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as a final round of dangerous fire weather was forecast for the region on ...
Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on
Most Americans have developed some level of protection against severe disease from previous COVID-19 infections, vaccinations ...
78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from ...
SafeSport CEO says in email: Knowing arrested investigator fooled them is 'just sickening'
The leader of the U.S. Center for SafeSport wrote in an email that the revelation of a former investigator's arrest on rape ...
US population projections shrink from last year because of declining birth rates, less immigration
The Congressional Budget Office has shrunk its projections for the U.S. population in 30 years to 372 million residents, a ...
NHTSA closes preliminary investigation into General Motors' Cruise robotaxis
U.S. automobile safety regulators are closing their preliminary investigation into General Motors' Cruise robotaxis without taking further action.
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not inform Congress or the White House as required when he was ...
Fire tornadoes are a risk under California's extreme wildfire conditions
As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but ...
Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
The Office of Management and Budget, known as OMB, is a small but powerful agency housed within the Executive Office of the President. It is the central nervous system of the federal government, ...
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
Low-nicotine cigarettes are not a new idea. Several companies, including Philip Morris, experimented with selling the ...
Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask
The first step in solving a problem is to identify it. When it comes to insurance, this isn’t always easy. For example, “Homeowners need insurance coverage that they can’t afford in the private market ...
Joe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for vaccines, broadband, microchips and AI
Within the first 10 weeks of Biden’s presidency, one-third of the U.S. population had received at least one dose, half by the end of May, and over 70% by year’s end. And as Americans got vaccinated, ...