October 1, 2021, 8:37am Politics
The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. Read story
September 30, 2021, 6:56pm Politics
A bitterly divided Senate late Thursday approved President Joe Biden’s choice to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West, despite Republican complaints that she is an “eco-terrorist.’’ Read story
September 29, 2021, 7:51pm Politics
Folks dropping letters in the mail starting Friday may want to add a few extra days for transit if their missives are going cross-country. Read story
September 29, 2021, 5:33pm Nation & World
The U.S. Forest Service needs to hire more firefighters and reconfigure how it mitigates the risk of wildfires that are growing more intense, the head of the agency told lawmakers Wednesday. Read story
September 28, 2021, 6:03am Life
Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago, researchers reported Thursday. Read story
September 27, 2021, 10:02am Politics
President Joe Biden will receive his COVID-19 booster shot on Monday, days after federal regulators recommended a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for Americans age 65 or older and approved them for others with preexisting medical conditions and high-risk work environments. Read story
September 27, 2021, 9:12am Politics
As Democrats push ahead with President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan, they’re promising historic investments across the arc of an education — from early childhood to college and beyond — in what advocates describe as the most comprehensive package of its kind in decades. Read story
September 27, 2021, 5:59am Politics
A few months ago California Democratic Rep. Norma Torres received an anonymous video of someone following her car. The camera pans down to a 9 mm handgun on the seat as a male voice says: “I see you. I got something for you.” Read story
September 24, 2021, 9:57am Nation & World
Many Americans struggling to feed their families over the past pandemic year say they have had difficulty figuring out how to get help and had trouble finding healthy foods they can afford. Read story
September 23, 2021, 4:43pm Politics
The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee called Thursday for unruly airline passengers to be prosecuted for misbehavior, arguing that fines aren’t doing enough to prevent such incidents. Read story
