Encounters at the U.S. border drop 9% in May, before asylum restrictions kicked in
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports declining number of migrants attempting to cross the border since an all-time high in December
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The EPA's new limits on PFAS in drinking water face legal challenges
Chemical companies and water utilities are challenging the EPA’s recent rule putting limits on six PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
Ukraine's Kharkiv has withstood Russia's relentless strikes. Locals fear what's next
While some have fled Ukraine's second-largest city, others remain, even performing a classical music festival in defiance of the war.
A journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuries
Linda Tirado, 42, lost her eye and suffered a brain injury after being shot by Minneapolis police in 2020. The National Press Club said she developed dementia as a result and "is at life's end."
As voters suffer presidential election deja vu, Chase Oliver wants to be another option
Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver wants to take on the two-party system. But before he can appeal to outside voters, he’s got to convince members of his own party to support him.
TikTok reveals failed negotiations with U.S. government; do carbon offsets work?
TikTok’s first court filings detail plans to challenge a potential ban on the app. Travelers buying carbon offsets might not get their money’s worth.
D.C. woman returns thrifted vase — a priceless Mayan artifact — to its homeland
A thrift shopper from picked up the vase at a store near her home in Washington, D.C. It wasn't until she went to Mexico that she realized she might have a piece of history sitting on her shelf.
New rules will protect California workers from dangerous heat indoors
California joins just two other states that have heat regulations in place meant to keep millions of people who work in facilities like warehouses, restaurants or refineries safe.
American Airlines CEO aims to 'rebuild trust' after Black men removed from flight
CEO Robert Isom vows immediate action following the incident involving eight Black men on a flight from Phoenix to JFK, as well as other alleged accounts of racial discrimination toward passengers.
Heat and snowfall, rain and wildfires. It’s a week of extreme weather in the U.S
As New England sweated through a record heat wave, Montana got rare late-June snow. Firefighters are battling wildfires out West, while forecasters eye another possible tropical storm in the Atlantic.