Nation Feb 16 U.S. agency to pay for 11,000 miles of fuel breaks in 6 states The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to fund 11,000 miles (17,703 kilometers) of strategic fuel breaks in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Utah in an effort to help control wildfires.
Health Feb 14 Overwatch esports games moved from China to Seoul amid coronavirus fears The league has four Chinese teams and had expected fan turnout to be strong in China, which has a rabid Overwatch fan base. …
Science Feb 13 Last month was hottest January on record, U.S. scientists say The global average land and ocean surface temperature in January was 2.05 degrees F above the average January temperatures for the 20th century, due to the changing climate.
Politics Feb 13 Barr says Trump's tweets make it 'impossible' to do his job In an interview with ABC News, Attorney General Bill Barr took a swipe at Trump, saying tweets about Justice Department cases make it 'impossible' to do his job.
World Feb 13 Virus outbreak blamed for forecast fall in oil demand The International Energy Agency expects demand for oil to fall by 435,000 barrels per day in the first quarter as a result of the virus outbreak from China. Any fall would be the first quarterly decline in a decade. The…
World Feb 13 WATCH: Defense Secretary Esper discusses potential 7-day deal with Taliban Speaking at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Esper said he had had a series of productive bilateral and collective meetings with allies about the proposals and the way forward.
Health Feb 13 U.S. announces 15th virus case, an evacuee in Texas The patient, who had been flown to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio last week, is now in isolation at a hospital and was reported in stable condition.
Politics Feb 13 Hope Hicks is returning to the White House Hicks will be serving as counselor to the president, working with presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.
Politics Feb 12 Judge orders immigration detention hotline restored The group alleged officials yanked the line in August after it was featured on the Netflix show "Orange Is the New Black." The judge ruled that the nonprofit's speech "was a substantial and motivating factor" behind the shutdown.
Politics Feb 12 U.S., Ecuador talks at White House a first in nearly 2 decades It's been nearly two decades since a chief of state from the small South American nation of Ecuador has met in Washington with a U.S. president. But that changed on Wednesday.