A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a ...
Frustration boils over for Spurs’ Wembanyama after shove by Zubac sends him flying
Victor Wembanyama has had enough. The San Antonio star charged after Ivica Zubac after the Los Angeles center shoved him to the court during the Clippers’ 128-116 victory ...
Georgia Republicans push to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising?
The pitch from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is simple: Putting limits on lawsuits will halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated. Changes could reduce ...
A food bank netted a huge haul of 13,000 fresh salmon. The catch? The fish were still alive
A New York food bank was offered a huge donation of fresh fish this month — but it came with a catch. LocalCoho, a ...
FireAid, a benefit for LA wildfire relief, is almost here. Here’s how to watch and donate
Some of the biggest names in music will come together Thursday for the FireAid benefit concert that is raising money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts. FireAid will ...
Should Sundance stay in Utah? State leaders and locals rally to keep the independent film festival
With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep ...
Russia comes in from the cold, with flowers blooming around Moscow in January
January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats — not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas ...
Monroe County Clerk responds to federal passport changes, applications seeking sex-marker changes to be rejected
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suspended all passport applications seeking to change a sex marker and all applications requesting an “X” sex marker. READ MORE: ...
The Latest: Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at DC’s Reagan National Airport
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large ...
Nikola Jokic says the surging New York Knicks are a ‘top-5 candidate’ to win the NBA title
Two years after he won an NBA title, Nikola Jokic views the surging New York Knicks as a “top-five candidate” to end their 52-year championship drought. The Knicks beat ...
Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds
Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another ...
Icehogs vs. Griffins
Even shorthanded, the Griffins found a way to beat the Rockford Icehogs. (Jan. 29, 2025) Area non-profits are cautiously ...