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Federal fishing officials canceled ocean salmon fishing season in California for the second consecutive year

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California fishermen spoke out against state water management policies Thursday after federal fishing officials canceled ocean salmon fishing (More…)

Rare flash flood emergency, NWS’s highest flood alert category, issued for parts of Pittsburgh

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Heavy, relentless rains flooded Pittsburgh-area streets and prompted water rescues Thursday night, as a severe storm system threatened (More…)

3 mariners rescued after writing ‘HELP’ with palm leaves on remote Pacific islet

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Three castaways who were stranded on a remote Pacific islet for days were rescued this week after spelling (More…)

Biden administration moving to expand background checks for gun purchases outside of brick-and-mortar stores

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The Biden administration is moving to expand background checks for gun purchases, fulfilling a key demand of advocates (More…)

Biden campaign launches ad blitz in Arizona on heels of abortion ruling

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The ad is part of a more aggressive strategy to seize on Trump’s record on abortion, an issue (More…)

Russian missile attack destroys Kyiv’s largest power plant

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Russia destroyed the largest power-generating plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv region in a missile attack on Thursday, as President (More…)

U.S. military commander going to Israel today to coordinate on attack threat from Iran and its proxies

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Iranian officials have publicly threatened to retaliate against Israel for an attack in Syria last week that killed (More…)

Facebook and Open AI on the brink of new AI models capable of ‘reasoning and planning’

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OpenAI and Meta are on the brink of releasing new artificial intelligence models that they say will be (More…)

Labor statistics show consumer prices continue to rise

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Consumer prices rose 3.5% from a year ago in March, more than expected The CPI, a broad measure (More…)

FBI claims China is engaging in both traditional, economic espionage, and more

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FBI says China is ‘defining threat of our generation’ with hackers ready to ‘wreak havoc’ in US FBI (More…)