Politics Mar 28 Biden administration restores protections for threatened species dropped by Trump Among the changes announced Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.
Nation Mar 01 Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain's death in rare case against medical responders He and a fellow paramedic who administered a sedative that contributed to McClain's death were convicted in December of criminally negligent homicide.
Nation Feb 27 Man to plead guilty for role in killing 3,600 birds, including eagles, to sell feathers The defendants allegedly sold eagle parts on a black market that has been a long-running problem for U.S. wildlife officials.
Science Feb 02 Feds won't restore protections for gray wolves, propose national recovery plan The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials announced Friday that it has rejected petitions from environmental groups to add wolves in the northern Rockies and parts of the western U.S. to the Endangered Species List.
Nation Jan 16 Schools closed, flights grounded as dangerously cold temperatures sweep across U.S. The storms and frigid temperatures affected everything from air travel to NFL playoff games to Iowa's presidential caucuses, and were also the cause of several deaths around the country.
Nation Dec 23 Paramedics convicted in death of Elijah McClain for giving fatal ketamine overdose The jury on Friday found two Denver-area paramedics guilty of criminally negligent homicide following a weekslong trial in state district court. They could face years in prison at sentencing.
Nation Dec 19 Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires and pests The Biden administration is moving to conserve old-growth forests on national forests and limit logging as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease.
Nation Nov 07 What to know about the cases against police and paramedics surrounding Elijah McClain's death Prosecutors contended Officer Nathan Woodyard's actions including the neck hold contributed to McClain's death.
Politics Nov 06 2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain The case received little attention until protests over the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked renewed outrage over McClain's death.
Politics Oct 12 1 police officer convicted, 1 acquitted in death of Elijah McClain Jurors convicted a Denver-area police officer Thursday and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing.