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Alaska opponents lose 1st fight over Willow oil drilling plan

by BECKY BOHRER Associated Press April 5, 2023

Environmentalists worry that the project could affect caribou and polar bears.

by Jenna Barackman and Katie Bernard Tribune News Service April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

The vote likely sets up a veto fight with the state’s Democratic governor.

by SCOTT McFETRIDGE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

Tornadoes are expected to hammer some areas hit by just days ago, where at least 32 people were killed.

by Associated Press April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

His request comes in a letter to President Xi Jinping – only after several paragraphs of venting about moral decay in the U.S.

by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press April 4, 2023April 5, 2023

The New York case is just one of many legal worries for Trump.

by Zoe Tillman Bloomberg News (TNS) April 4, 2023April 5, 2023

A federal appeals court decision came at about the same time that Trump became the only ex-president to be charged with a crime.

by SARA BURNETT Associated Press April 4, 2023April 5, 2023

Brandon Johnson’s victory topped a remarkable trajectory for a candidate who was little known when he entered the race.

by SCOTT BAUER Associated Press April 4, 2023April 5, 2023

With so much at stake, the race became the most expensive contest for a state Supreme Court seat in U.S. history.

by MATTHEW DALY Associated Press April 4, 2023April 5, 2023

Meanwhile, the Energy Department is awarding $16 million to study ways to extract critical minerals from coal mine waste streams.

by FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press April 4, 2023April 5, 2023

Danny Werfel also pledges not to expand tax audits on businesses and households making less than $400,000 per year.