Danes start digging up minks to prevent water pollution
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has begun excavating the decomposing bodies of some 4 million mink, for fear they will pollute drinking water or a...
Severe drought crisis deepens along Oregon-California border
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water...
Forest Service delays logging project near Yellowstone park
HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service has delayed a proposed logging project just outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park that the agency...
China says Xiaomi removal from U.S. blacklist "beneficial"
<p>HONG KONG — China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S....
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation
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Gary rebuilding city servers following ransomware attack
GARY, Ind. — A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a...
Pandemic-hit oyster farmers turn to conservation to survive
<p>DURHAM, N.H. — When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Bertis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed....
DC Police victim of massive data leak by ransomware gang
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — The police department in the nation's capital has suffered a massive leak of internal information after refusing to meet the blackmail...
EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration...
Japanese tycoon planning space station visit, then moon trip
<p>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Japanese fashion tycoon who’s booked a SpaceX ride to the moon is going to try out the International Space...