California is set to complete the world’s largest crossing for wildlife, but the price tag has gone up significantly. Originally budgeted at around $92 million, it’s running at least $21 million over budget. Why do city and state projects continuously go over budget? There are a variety of reasons for that. Wildlife crossing The Wallis […]
More than 100,000 babies were born via in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 2024, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine reported Tuesday. It was the first year that IVF births surpassed that threshold and the highest number recorded since America’s first IVF baby, Elizabeth Carr, was born in 1981. IVF is a medical procedure in which […]
An independent journalist has lost a nine-year court battle arguing that a Texas city violated her First Amendment rights when they arrested her for confirming information from a police officer. The Supreme Court declined to hear Priscilla Villarreal’s case on Monday. In it, she alleged the Webb County District Attorney’s Office and the City of […]
Minnesota state officials said they are willing to “fight” to hold the federal government accountable in a new lawsuit targeting the Trump administration. The lawsuit alleges that the administration backed away from a promise of cooperation with local investigations into three shootings by federal officers, including the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. […]
First responders fought back flames through the night after a Monday evening explosion at the Valero oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, triggered a 12-hour shelter-in-place order. The plume of gray smoke rose over Texas as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers eliminating recent changes to safety practices at refineries and chemical plants. No injuries […]
With tight deadlines and time-consuming research demands, attorneys increasingly lean on artificial intelligence (AI) to help draft legal documents. At the same time, courts are discovering filings riddled with errors, fake case citations and so-called “hallucinations.” The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, for example, recently fined two attorneys $15,000 each for including more than […]
The Defense Department’s response to a judge’s order on media access to the Pentagon may land it back in court. Late Monday, the Defense Department’s top spokesperson, Sean Parnell, announced that the Pentagon would close the offices historically used by journalists who cover the military and would restrict reporters to a new press area outside […]
President Donald Trump is telling Republicans not to cut any deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security unless it includes his election bill. The demand reset negotiations after Trump rejected a Senate compromise, as the partial shutdown stretches into its sixth week and airport disruptions continue nationwide. Senators met with Trump at the White […]
Iran is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s claim that talks are underway to end the war, saying there are no negotiations. However, the country confirmed to CBS News that it “received points from the U.S. through mediators and they are being reviewed.” The comments come after Trump said he’s holding off on strikes targeting […]
Delays are expected to last through the end of the week at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, one of the nation’s busiest airports, as investigators work to determine what caused a deadly crash on Monday. Newly released video shows the moment an Air Canada passenger jet collided with a fire truck on the runway. Chilling surveillance footage has emerged showing […]
