Government statistics show the nation’s farmers are struggling to pay back their loans after years of low crop prices – with nearly one out of every five loans in a…
An intent to sue filed by a coalition including Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity challenges the Bureau of Land Management’s September decision to allow Enefit American Oil to…
The Imperial Irrigation District wants $200 million for the Salton Sea, a massive, briny lake in the desert southeast of Los Angeles created when the Colorado River breached a dike…
Enough Republicans are chewing over whether to support Trump’s plan to create suspense about the vote and how the issue will play in the 2020 elections. Their objections range from…
Claim Bravo greenlights reality show with restaurateur B. Smith, her husband and his girlfriend The facts Bravo says it has not given approval to a reality television show starring former…
United States Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft has been nominated to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.Associated Press file Trump said in a pair of…
Claim Food aid for Venezuela being held in Colombian border town is contaminated The facts Food aid for Venezuela warehoused at the Colombian border town of Cucuta is not contaminated,…
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, attended a campaign house party, Wednesday in Manchester, N.H. Hickenlooper is contemplating a run for the Democratic presidential candidacy.Elise Amendola/Associated Press But as other…
Democrat considering entering presidential race
The sun sets on the Mojave National Preserve in Kelso, Calif., on Feb. 5. The public lands bill passed by the Senate Tuesday would connect the preserve with Death Valley…
President Donald Trump turns to House speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in…
Gannett, publisher of USA Today, said Monday that its board has unanimously rejected a $1.36 billion buyout offer from a media group with a history of taking over struggling newspapers…
David Bernhardt, currently Interior’s acting head, would replace Ryan Zinke if the Senate approves his nomination. Zinke resigned in December amid ethics investigations. Trump tweeted Monday that Bernhardt “has done…
A McDonald’s restaurant in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. advertises job openings. The unemployment rate did rise in January to 4 percent from 3.9 percent, the Labor Department said, but mostly for…
The plan would take now-hidden rebates among industry players like drug companies and insurers and channel them directly to consumers when they go to pay for their medications. Patients with…
Rangers brace for another possible shutdown
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks during the panel Economic Development at the National Governor Association winter meeting in Washington. As the first Democrats running for president propose taxing wealth and…
President Trump announced a deal with congressional leaders Friday to temporarily reopen the government while talks continue on his demand for border wall money.Jabin Botsford/Washington Post Although employees are on…
Claim Image suggests Republicans are responsible for government shutdowns in 1995, 1996, 2013 and 2018, with a caption stating, “Does anyone see a pattern?” The facts Republicans controlled Congress in…
senators facing re-election try to figure out how closely to align with Trump
Pharma owners accused of downplaying risks
Claim Side-by-side photos circulating widely online as part of the ‘10 Year Challenge’ purport to show the nearly complete deterioration of a portion of sea ice from 2008 to 2018.…
Claim “Melania is first FLOTUS to visit a combat zone since 1969” – statement circulating on social media with photo of President Donald Trump and Melania Trump visiting troops in…
Terry Morrison of Earlham, Iowa, watches as soybeans are loaded into his trailer at the Heartland Co-op, in Redfield, Iowa. Because of the partial government shutdown, the U.S. Department of…
Walter “Earlonne” Woods, 47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after California Gov. Jerry Brown commuted his 31-years-to-life sentence for attempted armed robbery. Brown cited Woods’ leadership in…
Interior secretary faces ethics investigations
To those who champion President Donald Trump and believe cracking down on immigration translates to better lives for Americans, 2018’s breathless headlines were a fulfillment of campaign promises. To many…
Richard Overton, the oldest man in the United States and the oldest military veteran, died on Thursday at 112 years old.Jahi Chikwendiu/Washington Post Overton, who died Thursday in Austin after…
says mercury reduction may not be worth the cost
Deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century: Paradise, California. Deadliest attack on Jews in American history: Pittsburgh. The cities of Parkland, Paradise and Pittsburgh became synonymous with tragedy in 2018, a…
