Unusual and tragic are two words that might describe the 2023 wildfire season which experts say might end up being a game changer for U.S. fire policy.
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Colorado’s Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the state ballot. What happens now?
Trump’s team vowed to appeal the decision. If it’s in front of the U.S. Supreme Court by Jan. 5, Trump’s name will stay on the ballot. Legal experts say the question is likely to keep coming up.
Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts
Three Stanford graduate students built an AI tool that can find a location by looking at pictures. Civil rights advocates warn more advanced versions will further erode online privacy.
People are leaving some neighborhoods because of floods, a new study finds
There are hundreds of U.S. neighborhoods where the population is declining due to flood risk, a new study suggests. Climate change drives flooding from heavy rain and sea level rise.
Tribes celebrate historic deal with White House that could save Pacific Northwest salmon
The White House has reached what it says is an historic agreement over the restoration of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, a deal that could end for now a decades long legal battle with tribes.
Broken wings: Complaints about US airlines soared again this year
Travelers filed more than 26,000 formal complaints about U.S. airlines in the first five months of 2023 — more than double the number filed during the same period last year.
House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry
The vote is intended, in part, to give committees greater legal authority to enforce subpoenas.
Most Americans with mental health needs don’t get treatment, report finds
Many Americans are diagnosed with mental health conditions, but most don’t get professional help, even if they’re insured. Obstacles include difficulties finding providers their plan covers.
From Alaska outlaw to Oregon transplant, zoo welcomes captured son of Grubby the opossum
Homer’s journey to Portland covered three states and involved a monthslong search for loose opossums.
With ChatGPT turning 1, Americans wonder whether AI is coming for their jobs
In the year since ChatGPT was released, people have been figuring out what it’s good at, what it’s not good at, and how AI tools will change how we live and work.