Sunday, August 09, 2026 9:14 AM ET
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ICE arrests over 1,200 illegal immigrants in Georgia; sex offenders, child abusers among those held6 minutes ago
US - Aug 9, 2026 - Scientists are deliberately setting fires to save California's 3,000-year-old giant sequoias from being destroyed by megafires1 hour ago
Retired NYPD chief found dead in New York's Long Island pool after drowning1 hour ago
Indian man accused of strangling US girlfriend after she planned to end relationship; arrested in Germany2 hours ago
In 1976, a 26-year-old biologist camped alone beneath a 35-foot artificial eagle nest: One chick she raised went on to father around 70 more2 hours ago
In 1989, Ohio's Fernald uranium plant stopped production; a $4.4 billion cleanup transformed the 1,050-acre site into wetlands, prairie and forest21 minutes ago
'We know how to stand up to American ideas': Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza plan1 hour ago
Florida Python Challenge 2026: How one hunter removed 96 Burmese pythons from the Everglades in 10 days1 hour ago
In 1933, Virginia islanders began leaving Hog Island after a devastating hurricane; abandoned sheep lived wild for decades and became a rare American breed3 hours ago
A Florida homeowner covered an entire lawn with cardboard. What happened next turned it into a haven for bees and butterflies4 hours ago
In 1976, a New York biologist began raising Alaskan Eagle chicks in artificial towers and 198 releases helped turn one breeding pair into hundreds4 hours ago
In 1907, a Minnesota teacher turned three acres of bog and hillside into a living botany laboratory and it now protects over 500 plant and 130 bird species4 hours ago
In the late 1950s, a congressman used a remote California ranch as his conservation base; his work helped protect more than 70,000 acres as Point Reyes National Seashore4 hours ago
In 1920, a New York botanist took over four acres of poison ivy; her outdoor laboratory eventually held more than 675 native plant species4 hours ago
In 1900, a New York retail rival bought one tiny corner lot to block Macy's, forcing the world-famous department store to build around it4 hours ago
In 1903, a Florida boatbuilder became warden of a tiny island; his patrols helped protect America's first federal bird refuge5 hours ago
In 2007, North Dakota biologists tagged an 87-pound paddlefish; 18 years later, an angler caught the same fish weighing 98 pounds5 hours ago
Strait of Hormuz standoff: What Iran, US want and what it takes to reopen waterway6 hours ago
Trump forces US oil billionaire to exit Venezuela10 hours ago
US rejects China's Scarborough Reef measures, backs Philippines in South China Sea dispute12 hours ago
Kash Patel plans Russia trip in October; Kremlin-friendly newspaper warns he better not come empty-handed if he has a favor to ask13 hours ago
Quote of the day on love: 'Find what you love and let it kill you'16 hours ago
'He did not make it': Death of PhD student Vikram Mubayi after California hike leaves family seeking answers17 hours ago
ICE arrests at airports: Immigration lawyers share these 6 tips if you are stopped, questioned or detained19 hours ago
Major US university to hide letter grades for first-semester students, cites 'mental health crisis'20 hours ago
Donald Trump shoots from Senate shoulders to punish Russia, by making India and China pay20 hours ago
Utah girl Emma Meline was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia days before Christmas; her 2-year-old sister became her perfect bone marrow match20 hours ago
Indian man on death row in the US for killing wife, in-laws in 2019 seeks retrial, says his previous lawyers were bad21 hours ago
Teen dressed as clown stabs 78-year-old man to death near St. Louis bus stop21 hours ago
ICE to provide body cameras, but policy allows footage release only in agency's 'best interests'22 hours ago
Florida dumped millions of tyres into the ocean to build a reef. More than 50 years later, it is still cleaning them up22 hours ago
China controls about 80% of the tungsten market; a Nevada company says it has found 1.78 million tonnes, but NASA is blocking mining on part of the site22 hours ago
Trumpiana: Citius, altius, fortius, hyperboleus!22 hours ago
In 1985, a Colorado hairdresser began rescuing entire beaver families; she later relocated more than 1,000 to streams where their dams could help rebuild wetlands1 day ago
In 2002, a Kansas landowner began restoring 320 neglected acres with winter burns; 20 years later, native tallgrass and wildflowers had returned1 day ago
Flesh-eating bacteria kill 5 in Louisiana, health officials warn beachgoers as all cases are linked to seawater23 hours ago
In 1982, an Arizona couple began building what became about 20,000 small rock dams across their desert ranch; one study found stream water increased 28% and flowed four weeks longer1 day ago
US Democrats eye probes into Trump-linked firms over impeachment if they regain House control: Report23 hours ago
'End this war': Senate Democrats turn up heat on Donald Trump, seek end to 'unauthorised' Iran hostilities1 day ago
Utah wildfire: Helicopter carrying 2 crashes while fighting massive blaze, sparks new fire1 day ago
American entrepreneur says 'I'm shocked but honestly not surprised' as US plans to remove 60-day grace period for H-1Bs1 day ago
56 decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home; owner's licence suspended1 day ago
Senate confirms Trump's ex-lawyer Todd Blanche as US Attorney General1 day ago
Colorado teen Jude Kofie taught himself piano by ear at 10; a stranger bought him a $15,000 grand piano, and now he has released his debut album1 day ago
Greenland issues 'strong warning' as Trump-linked US oil firm pushes ahead with Arctic drilling1 day ago
US Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown ahead of midterms1 day ago
In 2011, Mississippi sank a retired NASA hydrogen tank as an artificial reef during post-Katrina restoration efforts1 day ago
BirdReturns helped expand temporary wetland habitat for migrating shorebirds in California's Central Valley1 day ago
Inside the US town where cell phones barely work because scientists are listening to the universe1 day ago
In 1934, the U.S. Navy took over a California island and inherited a feral goat population; 73 years later, their DNA surprised scientists1 day ago
In 1910, a New York widow offered the state 10,000 acres and $1 million if it abandoned a planned prison and created a public park instead1 day ago
Colorado River officials face a fish-versus-power tradeoff as warmer water threatens native humpback chub and cool releases bypass dam turbines1 day ago
In the 1960s, the U.S. government acquired nearly an entire Connecticut village for a reservoir; one woman remained under a life-tenancy agreement1 day ago
In 1864, Virginia cadets charged across a muddy battlefield; the ground pulled off their shoes and gave the field its lasting name1 day ago
Americans are turning cremated remains into reef balls weighing up to 4,000 pounds; nearly 3,000 have already reached the seafloor1 day ago
In 1924, Hollywood brought 14 bison to Catalina Island for a movie; when the film crew left, the animals stayed and eventually multiplied beyond 5001 day ago
North Carolina sank two F-4 Phantoms and two A-4s in 1992; divers later found grouper hiding beneath their wings1 day ago