Danes start digging up minks to prevent water pollution
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has begun excavating the decomposing bodies of some 4 million mink, for fear they will pollute drinking water or a...
Forest Service delays logging project near Yellowstone park
<p>HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service has delayed a proposed logging project just outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park that the agency...
The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online
Dr. Michelle Rockwell lost a pregnancy in December and shared her heartache with her 30,000 Instagram followers. Weeks later, she received the COVID-19 vaccine...
UK pushing ahead with plans for in person COP26
<p>LONDON — The U.K. official leading preparations for the COP26 climate conference reiterated Thursday the intention to hold the delayed summit in person despite...
Biden cancels Trump’s planned ‘Garden of American Heroes’
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday put the kibosh on his predecessor's planned “National Garden of American Heroes" and revoked former President Donald...
Facebook loses court fight over halting EU-US data transfers
LONDON — Facebook lost a legal battle Friday with Ireland's data privacy watchdog over a European Union privacy decision that could result in the...
Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds
<p>PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available — for free — some waterfront workspaces with...
Ex-Ohio State prof sentenced for sharing work with China
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — A medical researcher and professor who pleaded guilty to what prosecutors called a sophisticated scheme to transfer U.S.-backed research to China...
Officials: Tesla in fatal California crash was on Autopilot
LOS ANGELES — A Tesla involved in a fatal crash on a Southern California freeway last week was operating on Autopilot at the time,...
Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital
<p>Gas shortages at the pumps are spreading from the South to the Mid-Atlantic states, where Virginia and the District of Columbia have become some...