The most endangered waterway in the U.S.
The Colorado River is on the brink of collapse and the Grand Canyon is in the crosshairs, according to American Rivers, the conservation group that compiles the annual endangered list.
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Better late than never — ‘Mojave Max’ the tortoise finally pops out to say it’s springtime in Vegas
After a cold winter, the critter's appearance above ground with a burrow-mate at 3:40 p.m. Monday at the Springs Preserve marked the latest date since an annual watch contest began in 2000.
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records
Donald Trump relaunched his 2024 campaign on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, just hours after becoming the first former U.S. president to confront felony charges in what prosecutors allege was a hush-money scheme to protect his reputation before the 2016 election.
The U.S. leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here's why
The United States is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather.
Tornadoes kill 32 from Arkansas to Delaware
Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced on Sunday, April 2, 2023, to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people.
Deal in place to return Lolita the orca to her Pacific waters
An unlikely coalition of a theme park owner, an animal rights group and an NFL owner-philanthropist plan to return Lolita — who has lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years — to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest.
With the Willow drilling project on the horizon, some Alaska Natives worry about traditional foods
Roughly three-quarters of the residents of Nuiqsut, which sits in the centre of Alaska’s North Slope some 20 miles south of the Arctic Ocean, mostly eat foods harvested from the wild.
Ottawa threatens to exclude U.S. firms from green tax credits, contracts
Ottawa is threatening a tit-for-tat with Washington over green tax credits and government procurement policies that risk freezing out Canadian businesses.
Killer tornadoes, supercells likely to hit southern U.S. more often
America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Washington envoy calls Biden's visit to Canada an 'overarching success'
Biden got what he wanted on several issues, including a clear timeline on key aspects of upgrading Norad, progress on critical minerals and signs the two countries are ever more aligned on China, said U.S. ambassador David Cohen.
Mississippi tornado recovery terribly difficult for low-income residents
A massive tornado obliterated the modest one-story home that Kimberly Berry shared with her two daughters in the Mississippi Delta flatlands, leaving only a foundation and some random belongings — a toppled refrigerator, a dresser and matching nightstand, a bag of Christmas decorations, some clothing.
Norad, Haiti, migration, critical minerals to top agenda for Trudeau, Biden visit agenda
U.S. President Joe Biden is embarking on a 27-hour whirlwind visit to Ottawa, where he will meet Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and speak to a joint session of Parliament — his first bilateral sojourn north as commander-in-chief.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau takes FLOTUS to curling rink during first lady's visit
The United States' first lady will be given a sweeping introduction to Canadian sports culture in Ottawa today as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau takes Jill Biden to the curling rink.
Trudeau shoots for policy advancements during Biden's whirlwind Ottawa visit
The pomp and circumstance of a presidential visit will give way today to a series of talks about green energy, migration and Haiti, as U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Parliament Hill.
Dinner for President Biden features Canadian ingredients
United States President Joe Biden is staying in Ottawa on his short trip north of the border, but the catering team from the National Arts Centre plans to take him on a cross-country culinary tour on Friday evening.