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More than 140 countries adopted a strategy to mobilize hundreds of billions of dollars a year to help reverse dramatic losses in biodiversity, though failed to decide on establishing a new global nature fund — a key ...Read more

As federal job eliminations struck the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service on Thursday, scientists and environmental advocates denounced the cuts, saying they could cause real ...Read more

A group targeting “woke culture” and diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public education is suing Fresno Unified over its programs that aim to close its yawning African American student achievement gap.

The ...Read more

NEW YORK — About 40% of the $7.5 million reported as sitting in New York Mayor Eric Adams’ reelection campaign coffers isn’t accounted for with finance paperwork, new records obtained by the Daily News show.

Adams ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County could lose $4.6 billion to $8.9 billion in economic output over the next five years from the Palisades and Eaton fires, a Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. study released ...Read more

Elon Musk agreed to be interviewed by Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show,” so long as the interview runs in its entirety. The show accepted his offer.

The exchange played out on Musk’s social media platform after one X ...Read more

The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it officially released information related to deceased financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that was mostly “previously leaked.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi...Read more

Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service employees were laid off Thursday in the latest round of federal workforce cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The ...Read more

The Bay State will play by its own rules when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, a defiant governor and AG stated.

A letter from the Trump Administration sent earlier this month to the heads of ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Texas company that built a huge battery storage plant at Moss Landing that burned in a major fire last month, causing the evacuation of 1,200 people and the closure of Highway 1 for three days, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley took the extraordinary step Thursday of appealing Mayor Karen Bass’ decision to dismiss her, in part, for her performance during a catastrophic wildfire that ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a swing-state freshman whose victory was a rare bright spot for Democrats in November, will deliver the party’s response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to ...Read more

A state Court of Claims judge ruled Thursday that the Michigan Senate has a constitutional right to have nine bills passed during the last session presented to the governor for her signature or veto.

But Judge Sima Patel ...Read more

MIAMI — A Miami judge set a trial date Thursday for two of the Alexander brothers and their good friend, all facing sex crime charges in three Miami Beach cases dating back to 2016.

But the May 12 date is likely ...Read more

Alaska lawmakers say a budget resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday could lead to funding cuts that would gut Medicaid programs used by a third of Alaskans — or exacerbate Alaska's fiscal ...Read more

An unusual scene unfolded Thursday afternoon in Laurel County, Kentucky, as London Mayor Randall Weddle hosted a news conference to double down on claims that several of his critics in the city are part of an organized ...Read more

Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats are set to start exploratory talks on a coalition on Friday, said people familiar with the matter.

Each side is ...Read more

Few Minnesotans sought COVID-19 vaccine to reduce their infection risks this winter, but at least the shots offered some protection for those who did.

The current vaccine was 33% effective at preventing emergency room and...Read more

WASHINGTON — Some analysts and Democratic lawmakers see President Donald Trump pulling away from Europe. But the American leader and his British counterpart contended Thursday that Washington and London still have a “...Read more

NEW YORK — As the 2025 Oscars air on Sunday, be on the lookout for the history that could be made by a few nominees.

The 97th Academy Awards could see significantly historic wins with several nominees poised to break ...Read more