Belarus’ leader seeks Russia’s support amid showdown with EU

The EU leaders has barred Belarusian carriers from the bloc's airspace and airports and advised European airlines to skirt Belarus.

Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians

At night, the floors of sheds in New South Wales vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice.

Tacoma police officers face charges in restraint death of Black man

The death in March 2020 made Manuel Ellis’ name synonymous with pleas for justice at protests in the Pacific Northwest.

San Jose rail yard killer evaded California’s tough gun laws

Victims of shooting recalled as loving, kind-hearted, heroic

Summer travel forecast calls for longer waits, fewer choices

Americans are ready to venture out with the traditional start of summer travel.

EPA restoring state and tribal power to protect waterways

The Biden administration is restoring a rule that grants states and tribes authority to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways.

Study seeks origins of ghost nets that haunt Hawaii’s shores

Ghost nets foul oceans throughout the world, but the Hawaiian Islands are an epicenter for marine waste.

Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military

The legislation is caught in a procedural struggle in the Senate that supporters see as an effort to stall the bill and water down its language.

Big cheese no more: UK drug dealer caught out by cheese pic

Police used a photo the man posted holding a small block of creamy Stilton to analyze his fingerprints.