Oregon extends crab fishing restrictions to protect whales from getting caught in trap ropes

Oregon has extended rules restricting the number of crab traps in the water and how deep they can drop in the late-season months when humpback whales are more likely to swim there

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DeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP about distraction from Biden, amid Trump's latest indictment

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly pressing Republican voters to avoid the temptation to refight the 2020 election next year, even as former President Donald Trump remains the dominant favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination on a message of persecu...

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Federal agency given deadline to explain why deadly Nevada wild horse roundup should continue

A judge has asked federal land managers to explain why they should be allowed to continue capturing more than 2,500 wild horses in northeastern Nevada — a roundup opponents say is illegal and has left 31 mustangs dead in 26 days

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A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings

Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach

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Power at the gas pump: Oregon lets drivers fuel their own cars, lifting decades-old self-serve ban

Oregon has ended a decades-old ban on self-serve gasoline

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Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years

Federal prosecutors say a Texas man who advocated for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatened two Arizona officials and their children has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison

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Black bear shot and killed by Montana man in his living room after break-in

A Montana man shot and killed a black bear he encountered in his living room after waking up to the sound of a barking dog in the middle of the night

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Missouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment

Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response to a 2022 fatal Amtrak derailment

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New York City train derailment leaves several passengers with minor injuries

Officials say several passengers suffered minor injuries when a commuter train derailed in New York City

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy leaving Italy vacation early after death of lieutenant governor

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is cutting his Italy vacation short and returning to the state after the death this week of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver

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Court affirms sex abuse conviction of ex-friar who worked at a Catholic school in Mississippi

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a former Franciscan friar in the sexual abuse of a student at a Catholic school

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The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the US-Mexico border mission

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border that it had deployed in response to a surge in migrant crossings

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DeSantis-controlled Disney World district abolishes diversity, equity initiatives

The move echoes DeSantis' agenda which has championed curtailing such programs.

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