What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees

In the wetlands of coastal southeast Louisiana, conservation groups are wrapping up a four-year project to plant 30,000 trees ...

Member of Thug Riders gang learns punishment for admitting to organized crime charges

Cody Hughes, known as Tater in the Thug Riders motorcycle gang, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday.

Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms

Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and ...

The World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some of the Mexico City's poor

Preparations for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City are cutting into the livelihoods of sex workers and street vendors near Azteca Stadium ...

Springfield community reacts to federal judge continuing pause on TPS expiration

SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge denied the Trump administration’s latest appeal to end Haitian immigrants’ Temporary Protected Status. News Center 7’s Malik Patterson talks to community members about ...

Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against men accused of hitting ICE officer with broom and shovel

Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by a immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting ...

Shooting at South Carolina State University residence complex kills 2 and wounds 1

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Two people are dead and one person wounded after a shooting at a South Carolina State University residential complex, the university said Thursday. University officials have not ...

Body found in wooded area in Montgomery County, sheriff’s office says

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Authorities are investigating after a body was found in a wooded area in Montgomery County on Thursday afternoon, according to a spokesperson with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s ...

Journalist Don Lemon set to be arraigned in Minnesota church protest case

Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon is set to be arraigned in federal court in Minnesota on Friday, along with four other defendants indicted for their alleged roles in disrupting ...

Sister of North Korea's leader says South Korea's drone regret was sensible but insufficient

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if t ...

Trans-Atlantic tensions in focus as annual Munich security gathering opens

An annual gathering of top international security figures that last year set the tone for a growing rift between the United States and Europe is opening ...

Drunk driver gets decades in prison for causing crash that killed 2 people in Clark Co.

CLARK COUNTY — The driver who caused a double fatal crash in Clark County in April 2025 has learned his punishment. Dustin Thompson, 29, was sentenced to 48 years in prison on Thursday, according to ...