Researchers are urging the federal government to pause further low-orbit internet satellite launches until a comprehensive review is conducted to determine the potential environmental damage that could result. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Space Bureau Chief Julie Kearney, more than 100 researchers expressed concern about the rapid development of low-earth orbit...

Large herbivores, such as bison and elk, have lived continuously in Yellowstone National Park for more than two millennia, a new study has confirmed. Despite the near-extinction of bison in North American in the 19th and 20th centuries, these big plant-eaters and others have persisted in the park region since around 238 B.C., according to...

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) referred to Vice President Harris's running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as her “emotional support animal” during a rally for former President Trump in North Carolina on Wednesday. “Why was Tim Walz picked? Well, he's a really glib talker. He's got jazz hands. He can do all the talking....

Donald Trump during a rally Wednesday hit back over remarks made by President Biden in which he appeared to disparage the former president's supporters, telling the crowd, "They've treated you like garbage." “This week, Kamala has been comparing her political opponents to the most evil mass murderers in history, and now speaking on a call...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Wednesday that an allegation about former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “reported collection of a whale skull” was “unfounded.” In an emailed statement to The Hill, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) said in late August, “NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement received a...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided more than $190 million in aid to North Carolina, as the battleground state continues to recover from devastation left by Hurricane Helene. FEMA has handed out more than $194 million to individuals and households in the Tar Heel State as of Wednesday, according to data released by...

A federal judge on Monday struck down a section of a Texas law that gives state utilities the “right of first refusal” for building new electrical transmission lines. The law, SB 1938, made it harder for utilities with no in-state transmission facilities to build new lines, reversing the state Public Utility Commission’s policy that allowed...

Ballot box fires in Oregon and Washington were linked to devices that had the message “Free Gaza” marked on them, The Associated Press (AP) is reporting, citing an anonymous police source.  Officials discovered another incendiary device placed on a third box in Vancouver, Wash., with the words “Free Palestine” and “Free Gaza” earlier this month,...

Vice President Harris will swing Wednesday through three critical battleground states — North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Harris took her closing message on the road after giving a speech at the Ellipse in Washington the night before, emphasizing the contrast between herself and former President Trump. “North Carolina, I am asking for your vote. I am asking...

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied that President Biden was referring to Trump supporters when he said Tuesday, "The only garbage I see out there is his supporters."