Houthis again delay expert examination of tanker off Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Wednesday that new requests by Yemen’s Houthi rebels will further delay U.N. experts from examining an oil...
New Mexico goes to court over slow cleanup at US nuclear lab
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico is going after the federal government for failing to make progress on cleaning up contamination left behind by decades...
Incomplete polar bear survey halts Alaska oil search bid
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska Native corporation that was hoping to receive a federal permit to look for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife...
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...
2 giraffes in Kenya park electrocuted by power lines
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s wildlife agency says two giraffes were electrocuted on Sunday when they walked into low-lying electric power transmission lines that pass...
Louisiana challenges California ban on alligator products
NEW ORLEANS — In the Trump administration’s last days, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a change to rules protecting alligators - a...
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake in rural Oklahoma at Kansas border
MANCHESTER, Okla. — An estimated magnitude 4.2 earthquake was recorded Friday in a rural area along Oklahoma's border with Kansas, according to the U.S....
Malnourished, neglected horses up for adoption after seizure
MONTVILLE, Conn. — Eight malnourished and neglected horses seized by the state last year from a Connecticut farm are being made available for adoption,...
Agency to take action on fracking ban near Delaware River
WEST TRENTON, N.J. — A regulatory agency that’s responsible for the water supply for more than 13 million people is poised to take final...
South Carolina considers breaking up public health agency
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's public health workers have been tasked with keeping the state safe for 143 years, ever since lawmakers created a...