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A part of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System is seen in Fairbanks, Alaska in September 2019. Environmentalists say a proposed new drilling project, the Willow Master Development Plan, would disturb Alaska's critical wildlife habitat with more surface-level oil infrastructure.
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is expected to announce whether a $6 billion arctic drilling plan can move forward soon, an issue that's galvanized millions of TikTokkers into taking action, digitally.
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3 men found guilty in Ahmaud Arbery's murder file appeals of hate crime convictions National News
The 25-year-old Arbery was shot and killed after he was pursued by two of the men, who saw him running in their neighborhood in Brunswick, Ga., on Feb. 23, 2020. The third man filmed the encounter.
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A partial Malcolm X quote that sparked protest is removed from a university building National News
The University of Rhode Island removed the inscription from the facade of its library 30 years after Black students protested because they said it misrepresented the fuller meaning his message.
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When train crashes leak harmful chemicals, small town firefighters can be vulnerable National News
Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.
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Less than two weeks after it was discovered, asteroid 2023 DW sits at the top of the "risk list" maintained by the European Space Agency.
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Who gets believed? Dina Nayeri examines society's personal relationship with truth National News
In a new book, the author and former refugee explores her own relationship with being believed — and believing others.
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On 3/11/20, WHO declared a pandemic. These quotes and photos recall that historic time National News
Three years ago, the novel coronavirus swept the world. Here are 24 quotes and 13 photos that sum up the reaction in the weeks before the World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic.
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Mexico's leader denies his country's role in fentanyl crisis. Republicans are furious National News
Republican lawmakers want Mexico to accept U.S. military aid to cripple drug cartels making and smuggling deadly fentanyl. López Obrador mocked the idea as a threat to his country's sovereignty.
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