President Trump nominates next leader of National Park Service
President Donald Trump has nominated for director of the National Park Service an executive from a hospitality company that has extensive contracts with the agency he would lead.
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Defense objects to showing videos of Charlie Kirk’s killing in murder case, claims bias
Graphic videos showing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk while he spoke to a crowd on a Utah college campus quickly went viral, drawing millions of views.
Judge orders release of transcript from closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October.
President Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?
The sales are a signature piece of President Donald Trump's ambitions for companies to dig more coal from federal lands and burn it for electricity.
National parks will remain ‘generally’ open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed
Access varied widely across the more than 400 sites overseen by the National Park Service as the government shutdown began.
Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting
Montana Division of Criminal Investigation administrator Lee Johnson says 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown fled The Owl Bar after the Friday shooting in the small town of Anaconda.
More storms take aim at central US, where many are digging out from tornado damage
More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado.
Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water
Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to medical problems...
‘Life-threatening cold’ expected as polar vortex stretches across US after deadly weekend flooding
Harsh weather moved west as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend.
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling
The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.