May 04 Watch 7:08 U.S. Forest Service cuts raise concerns on protecting public lands and fighting wildfires By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Sweeping changes are coming for the U.S. Forest Service, which manages roughly a third of America’s public land. The agency announced a dramatic overhaul of cuts, closures and consolidation. That’s on top of the Trump administration's latest budget request that… Continue watching
May 04 Daniel Kraus' 'Angel Down' and Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' are among Pulitzer winners in the arts By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Pulitzer Prize officials awarded the fiction prize to an author with a long history in fantasy, horror and young adult novels. Continue reading
May 04 Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over 'It Ends With Us' dispute By Associated Press The two sides settled their legal dispute Monday ahead of a planned trial over Lively’s claims that Baldoni conspired with publicists to preemptively destroy her reputation after she privately accused him of sexually harassing her on the movie set. Continue reading
May 04 Washington Post, AP, Reuters and Minnesota Star Tribune among Pulitzer winners for 2025 work By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The Post's coverage illuminated the fast-moving, sometimes opaque particulars of President Donald Trump’s drive to reshape the national government, and judges credited the Post with detailing what the changes meant for individual Americans. Continue reading
May 04 Officers shot man who opened fire near Washington Monument, Secret Service says By Associated Press A man spotted carrying a gun in the vicinity of the White House by plainclothes officers and agents was shot by law enforcement Monday after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument, the Secret Service said. Continue reading
May 04 Fewer AAPI adults experienced hate incidents in past year but racism concerns linger, poll finds By Terry Tang, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Fewer Asian American and Pacific Islander adults are reporting overt anti-Asian attacks than during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds, but many still worry about racial discrimination. Continue reading
May 04 California penalizes State Farm over its handling of insurance claims after Los Angeles wildfires By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires. Continue reading
May 04 Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies By Mark Sherman, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The court's order will remain in effect for another week while both sides respond and the court more fully considers the issue. Continue reading
May 03 1,500 beagles will find new homes after release from research facility By David Fischer, Associated Press The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right away that they were safe. Continue reading
May 03 Secret Service agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says By Associated Press Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent, according to the federal prosecutor overseeing the… Continue reading