The Departments of Energy and the Interior announced nearly $17 million in funding to support the offshore wind industry, including efforts to protect marine life. Despite the U.S. government having said there are “no known links between large whale deaths and ongoing offshore wind activities,” federal officials are investing in additional measures to enhance protections…

President Joe Biden is expected to formally apologize for the federal government’s role in running hundreds of Indian boarding schools. The schools took away Native American children from their culture, in an effort to force them into white society.  Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis said Biden will issue the apology Friday, Oct.…

Army officials detained a person of interest in the suspected murder of Sgt. Sarah Roque. Her body was found earlier this week in a dumpster near single soldier housing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Roque, 23, was reported missing Monday, Oct. 21, after she failed to report for duty. Her body was discovered later that…

The Department of Justice has reached a settlement in connection with the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse in March. The DOJ said Thursday, Oct. 24, the two companies that owned the cargo ship which crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a civil claim.  That claim…

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday, Oct. 24, he’s recommending the Menendez brothers be resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents. In 1996, a judge sentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez to life in prison for the killings.  The brothers claimed they had been sexually abused by their father, but prosecutors argued inheriting the family’s money was…

As Election Day nears, Vice President Kamala Harris brought out some big names, including Bruce Springsteen, to back her campaign while former President Donald Trump talked border control in two key swing states. And McDonald’s officials say they’ve identified the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounders. These stories and more highlight…

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a yellow powder that can capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Known as COF-999, this material could be a game-changer in the fight against climate change. The porous, lightweight powder acts like a sponge, trapping CO2 in its microscopic pores. Researchers said the powder can capture…

A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of trespassing on Capitol grounds Jan. 6, 2021. It’s an important ruling because the trespassing statute was used to charge more than 1,400 people involved in the riot. The decision was made by a three-judge panel. Two of the judges upheld the conviction,…

New numbers revealed the cost of destruction to North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. The state needs at least a record $53 billion to recover. That number includes damages and potential investments to prevent similar destruction in future storms.  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, D, said the state’s previous record for storm damage was $17 billion…

A new report by a conservative watchdog group alleges that a U.S. immigration official has been “actively promoting illegal immigration” through social media videos posted on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. The American Accountability Foundation published a report detailing the activities of Wilson Osorio, an associate counsel at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a branch…