FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Jan. 25, 2023, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. A man accused of supporting a foiled plot to kidnap Whitmer plans to change his not-guilty plea, records show. Shawn Michael Fix, 40, of Belleville, is one of five men charged with providing material support for an a…
Solar panels from a project at a water treatment plant are shown Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Millburn, N.J., that provides enough electricity to…
Solar panels from a smaller pilot project are shown, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, a water treatment plant in Millburn, N.J., where a larger array of…
Solar panels from a smaller pilot project are shown, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, a water treatment plant in Millburn, N.J., where a larger array of…
Police say shoppers at a Florida mall managed to pull two children out of a burning car after their mother left them alone while she shoplifted. Oviedo police say the …
Police in Texas say a woman was fatally shot and four members of her family, including three children, were wounded in their car after they parked at an apartment comp…
Customers of Chase’s online banking services have seen double transactions, fees and payments in their accounts. But by late Friday the bank said it had fixed the glit…
FILE - A firefighter hoses down hot spots from a home in the aftermath of the Coastal Fire on May 12, 2022, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Two insurance industry giants have…
FILE - Wild blueberries are ready for harvesting July 27, 2012, in Warren, Maine. The nation's production of wild blueberries slipped a bit last year as some growers c…
The Biden administration is withdrawing hundreds of square miles in New Mexico from oil and gas production for the next 20 years on the outskirts of Chaco Culture Nati…
Airbnb is suing New York City over rules that the company says would make it much more difficult for people to turn their property into short-term rentals. Airbnb file…
The calendar says it’s still spring, but for parts of the Great Lakes region, hot summerlike temperatures already have arrived forcing some schools to close or shift s…
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation that will allow more people to carry concealed firearms. At the same time, the measure prohibits people from taking guns …
Hawaii state Rep. David Tarnas speaks before Gov. Josh Green signs gun control legislation in Honolulu on Friday, June 2, 2023. Green signed legislation that allows mo…
FILE - Visitors stand on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol on April 23, 2023, in Denver. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Friday, June 2, banning so-…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has named John Scott to temporarily serve as the state’s attorney general. The appointment Wednesday comes after the GOP-controlled Texas House …
One of the top oil producing states in the U.S. is imposing a moratorium on new drilling on state trust land within a mile of schools. New Mexico Land Commissioner Ste…
Authorities say a store owner in South Carolina charged with murder this week after shooting a 14-year-old boy he wrongly thought stole water has shot at suspected sho…
A lawsuit can go forward against a Michigan official who flashed a rifle during a public meeting over video conference. That's the opinion of a federal appeals court. …
Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the slayings of two Michigan hunters. Jeff Titus was released from prison…
After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last …
A tropical depression has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a Thursday afternoon advisory that the storm had sustained winds …
Louisiana and nine other states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over sharp increases in national flood insurance rates slated to be phased in over …
A sign calling for justice is for Cyrus Carmack-Belton is seen outside a gas station on Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Authorities said the station owner sh…
Mourners stop by a memorial to Cyrus Carmack-Belton on Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Authorities said Carmack-Belton, 14, was shot and killed by a store ow…
A memorial for Cyrus Carmack-Belton is seen on Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Authorities said Carmack-Belton, 14, was shot and killed by a store owner who …
A sign of protest stands on a hillside in Counselor, N.M. On Thursday, June 1, 2023, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard issued an executive order th…
A well site is located across a highway from a school in Counselor, N.M., on May 17, 2023. On Thursday, June 1, 2023, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Ric…
A well site stands across a highway from a school in Counselor, N.M., on May 17, 2023. On Thursday, June 1, 2023, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard…
Samuel Sage, the community services coordinator for the Navajo chapter of Counselor, talks about oil and gas development near Counselor, N.M. On Thursday, June 1, 2023…
A semi truck passing the entrance to the Lybrook Elementary School near Counselor, N.M., on May 17, 2023. On Thursday, June 1, 2023, New Mexico Land Commissioner Steph…
Lybrook Elementary School stands along a main highway near Counselor, N.M., on May 17, 2023. An analysis of state data shows there are 11 active oil wells on state tru…
A sign of protest stands on a hillside in Counselor, N.M., on May 17, 2023. On Thursday, June 1, 2023, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard issued an …
A well site and tanks are located across a highway from a school in Counselor, N.m., on May 17, 2023. On Thursday, June 1, 2023, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie…
Two men from Texas made a court appearance to confront drug-possession and firearms-related charges in connection with a deadly shootout at a motorcycle rally in north…
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to launch his second campaign for the Republican nomination for president next week in New Hampshire. Christie is pla…
A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York filed a superseding ind…
A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’…
The trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland school shooter is underway. Prosecutors and the attorney representing form…
A New York City police officer is speaking out against the use of “courtesy cards” by friends and relatives of cops, accusing department leaders of maintaining a spraw…
FILE - Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott is pictured, Feb. 10, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, appointed Scott to tempo…
FILE - Villagers gather during a visit by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, in the village of Lomoputh in northern Keny…
FILE - This is aerial photo shows plastic bottles, wooden planks, rusty barrels and other garbage clogging the Drina river near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad, B…
FILE - A woman bathes her daughter in the Yamuna River, covered by a chemical foam caused by industrial and domestic pollution as the skyline is enveloped in toxic smo…
FILE - Charred trees stand as a forest fire sweeps through the Vila Nova Samuel region, along the road to the Jacunda National Forest near the city of Porto Velho, Ron…
FILE - Dead fish float in a lake at Krishnarajapuram, on the outskirts of Bangalore, India, on May 15, 2005. . A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eigh…
FILE - A Samburu man stands near a donkey carcass as he patrols to protect livestock from theft in Samburu County, Kenya, on Oct. 15, 2022. . A new study says Earth ha…
FILE - Saito Ene Ruka, right, who said he has lost 100 cows due to drought, and his neighbour Kesoi Ole Tingoe, left, who said she lost 40 cows, walk past animal carca…
