In a suburban Miami shopping center, Kmart’s last ‘Blue Light Specials’ flicker
MIAMI -- The last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits at the west end of a busy suburban Miami shopping...
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Citizen astronomers rally to protect Mexico’s night sky for the next generation
JOYA-LA BARRETA ECOLOGICAL PARK, Mexico -- As night descended, a rumble of frogs filled the air in this park outside...
Asian stocks are mostly higher, while Japan’s Nikkei falls ahead of weekend election
HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday aside from in Japan, where investors were awaiting the outcome of...
AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them
WASHINGTON -- A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls...
Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
WASHINGTON -- The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted...
Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
New York, New Jersey and Delaware were accused in federal lawsuits Thursday of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed...
McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe
From Boar's Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, this year's illness outbreaks — some deadly — and...
The Biden administration is launching an investigation of competition in air travel
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration said Thursday it is launching a broad investigation into the state of competition in air...
Nevada jury hands $5.2 billion verdict against Vegas company in bottled water liver damage lawsuit
LAS VEGAS -- A jury in Nevada has delivered a $5.2 billion award in the latest large-sum lawsuit against a...
Nigeria releases American crypto exec after dropping money laundering case
WASHINGTON -- An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there...
