2 wildfires burn along California’s scenic Big Sur coast
BIG SUR, Calif. — Fire crews with water-dropping aircraft attacked a small wildfire that prompted new evacuations Thursday along California’s…
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Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues week before dual takeoff, NTSB says
Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump’s helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week…
Beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium days after coming from Canada park in rescue effort
CHICAGO — A beluga whale died days after it was transported hundreds of miles to a Chicago aquarium from a…
ICE officer charged in shooting released in Texas after extradition rejected
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the…
Military judge sets June 2028 trial date for alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A U.S. military judge has set a summer 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of…
Investigators sift for evidence at burned Montana home where 8 family members were killed at dinner
BILLINGS, Mont. — Shovelful by shovelful, investigators sifted through the charred remnants of a Montana home where four generations of…
Army to spend $2B to build nuclear microreactors at 5 bases as US seeks to ramp up nuclear power
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New…
A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary
JUNEAU, Alaska — A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from…
Cousin of 10-year-old Wisconsin girl pleads guilty to her killing and gets life in prison
MADISON, Wis. — The cousin of a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl killed in 2022 pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide on…
Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them
YORK, Maine — As a morning fog lifted over Maine’s York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on…