Board stops California toxic waste regulators from weakening a hazardous waste rule

The board that oversees California’s toxic substances agency unanimously voted Thursday to remove a controversial proposal that would…

ByByWhy News May 16, 2025
Angler fishing in Lake Michigan fog discovers remains of abandoned tugboat J.C. Ames

A Wisconsin angler fishing in the fog this week discovered the wreck of an abandoned tugboat in Lake…

ByByWhy News May 16, 2025
School newspapers thousands of miles apart team up to heal from wildfires

After a wildfire decimated a California high school’s newsroom, one of the first offers of help that its…

ByByWhy News May 16, 2025
Two dead and others injured in Las Vegas gym shooting, police say

Las Vegas police say a shooting inside an athletic club has killed one person and the suspect with…

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Walz contrasts Minnesota’s bipartisan budget breakthrough with Washington’s deep divisions

Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the Minnesota Legislature have announced a hard-fought budget deal

ByByWhy News May 15, 2025
Challengers argue Georgia’s new maps still harm Black voters

Challengers tell a federal appeals court that Georgia lawmakers haven’t done enough to end illegal harms to Black…

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Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees

A judge has rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees…

ByByWhy News May 15, 2025
National Guard helicopter crew landed on Montana ranch and trespassed to take antlers, citations say

Three Montana Army National Guard members face trespassing charges after authorities say they landed a Black Hawk helicopter…

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