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The Trump administration on Wednesday took formal steps to rescind a decades-old rule that protects 58.5 million acres of wild areas in national forests, including 4.4 million acres in California.

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For the second time in as many weeks, the California Supreme Court blocked Republican lawmakers’ attempt to stop their Democratic counterparts from moving forward with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional ...Read more

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newly confirmed director, Susan Monarez, is leaving the job after less than a month officially holding it, according to reports by The Washington Post and ...Read more

Former Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy said Wednesday he has loaned $2 million to his nascent campaign seeking the Republican nomination for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat next year.

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More than 350 frogs made the leap back into the Southern California wilderness this month, part of an effort from the Birch Aquarium and other regional partners to reintroduce an endangered species to its home waters.

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WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that the Transportation Department will “reclaim management” of Union Station, Washington’s transit hub, citing homelessness and safety concerns....Read more

The Trump administration says it will pull millions in teen pregnancy and disease prevention grants to Maryland unless the state removes “all mention of gender ideology” in the educational materials it provides to ...Read more

U.S. regulators have approved updated versions of the COVID vaccine, though a much smaller group of people will be eligible to receive them this fall after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim...Read more

In the wake of a shooting that took the lives of two children and injured 20 others at a Catholic school in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, local and national figures have offered their sympathies.

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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved COVID-19 vaccines under a more limited framework after rescinding the emergency use authorizations previously in place.

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NATO members are on track to spend more than $1.5 trillion on defense in 2025, according to the alliance’s latest estimates, as they build up their militaries amid geopolitical tensions and pressure from the U.S.

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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau "had a wonderful time together in Canada".

The 40-year-old pop star and Justin, the former Canadian Prime Minister, were spotted having dinner together in July, sparking speculation that they...Read more

Catherine Zeta-Jones believes "we can all relate" to the Addams family's "dynamic".

The 55-year-old actress plays Morticia Addams in Wednesday, the hit Netflix show, and Catherine believes the Addams family are "...Read more

Austin Butler once had a shard of glass stuck in his foot for eight months.

The 34-year-old actor has suffered various injuries throughout his career in Hollywood, including while shooting his new film, Caught Stealing.

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BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore pushed back against President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on Baltimore in a different forum Wednesday — arguing that millions of dollars in new grants for violence intervention, housing ...Read more

Many of the collared wolves roaming Colorado shifted east over the last month, according to a new map of their locations released Wednesday.

To the northwest, wolves that were present last month in central Moffat and Rio ...Read more

ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors say a grenade launcher, 26 firearms and nearly $1 million worth of drugs and cash were seized as part of an Athens-area bust that led to charges against 17 people.

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Nvidia Corp., the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, gave a tepid revenue forecast for the current period, fueling concerns that a massive run-up in artificial intelligence spending is slowing.

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WASHINGTON — Transatlantic automaker Stellantis NV paid a combined $190.7 million in fines in March and April 2025 for federal fuel economy violations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Republicans are now suggesting a “two-state solution” to counter Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw congressional boundaries, following a second attempt earlier this week to get the ...Read more