Trump picks Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday, Nov. 15, that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead
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Natural gas flares sparked 2 wildfires in North Dakota, state agency says
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Natural gas flares at oil wells sparked two North Dakota wildfires earlier this fall, according to reports from the North Dakota Fire Marshal’s
Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t be the first American president to empower
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West
BRICK, N.J. (AP) New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in
Dozens of fires still burn in US Northeast but California fire is under relative control
The Northeast kept a wary eye on dozens of fires that killed at least one person and continued to burn Tuesday amid bone-dry weather, while much
Canada moves to end port lockouts and orders binding arbitration
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s labor minister said Tuesday he is intervening to end lockouts of workers at the country’s two biggest ports. Labor Minister
Driver dies after crashing on hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction,
Tennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and lying about a bear chase is caught in South Carolina
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A fugitive accused of killing a man in Tennessee and trying to pass off the body as someone else’s by calling
Veterans face challenges starting small businesses but there are plenty of resources to help
NEW YORK (AP) — Many veterans who’ve started small businesses tell a similar story: Their military service prepared them mentally for the task, but they
Fire crews on both US coasts battle wildfires; 1 death in New York-New Jersey fire
POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and
Autonomous truck company Aurora delays hauling freight without human drivers until April
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Autonomous truck company Aurora Innovation says it won’t start hauling freight without humans on board until April of next year, a delay from previous
California air regulators approve changes to climate program that could raise fuel prices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators voted to approve changes to a key climate program aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions that has a wide swath
Officials say 1 of several New Jersey wildfires threatens 55 structures; no evacuations ordered
POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say one of several wildfires burning in New Jersey is threatening dozens of structures, but no evacuations were immediately
1 person is critically injured as bus overturns on upstate New York highway
CHILI, N.Y. (AP) — A bus with more than two dozen passengers aboard rolled over on a highway in upstate New York on Thursday morning,
Western winter storm leaves thousands without power
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor declared an emergency Thursday after a powerful winter storm left tens of thousands of people without power as heavy
Man is charged in highway shootings in and around North Carolina’s capital
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police say they arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of shooting at least eight vehicles on a busy North Carolina highway as well as
Wildfires keep coming in bone-dry New Jersey
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Firefighters in New Jersey were stretched even thinner on Friday, Nov. 8, when another wildfire broke out in the state’s bone-dry
Volunteer poll workers drown on a flood-washed highway in rural Missouri on Election Day
Chuck and Cathie Baldwin were driving in the dark early on Election Day to work a shift at their polling place in rural Missouri when
Strong winds push wildfire through Southern California community, burning dozens of homes
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire fueled by heavy winds was tearing through a community northwest of Los Angeles for a second day Thursday
With Trump’s win, some women wonder: Will the US ever see a female president?
Voters had the chance this election to break the highest glass ceiling in American politics by electing Kamala Harris the nation’s first female president. Instead, they returned Donald