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Rats! Climate change is helping increase their populations in cities

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.

'Not dead but ... not OK.' As fentanyl kills fewer people, survivors need help

About 30,000 fewer Americans die each year from street drugs. Survivors in one of the most drug-scarred cities say their community is trying to help, but the safety net feels dangerously thin.

Sue Kim's documentary "The Last of the Sea Women" introduces us to women divers known as haenyeo and sometimes referred to as reallife mermaids. (2024)

Meet real life mermaids in 'The Last of the Sea Women'

The new Apple TV+ doc explores South Korea's haenyeo.

Bri McNulty pictured when she was in Atlanta for training in the CDC's Public Health Associate Program. She and all other members of the competitive program in her cohort, deployed around the country, were fired by the Trump administration earlier this month.

Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump's cuts to CDC and NIH are already hitting the state

Iowa has the second highest incidence rate of cancer in the country, and it is already feeling Trump's cuts to the workforce and research institutions trying to solve the rural cancer problem.

Employees at the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, have been given deferred resignation offers as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to shrink the federal government. CISA plays a key role in defending critical U.S. infrastructure.

CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears

Staff at the key cybersecurity agency were initially excluded from government efforts to leave their jobs, but then on Wednesday they were given deferred resignation offers with just hours to decide.

Elon Musk holds a chainsaw that was gifted to him at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on Thursday in Oxon Hill, Md.

Elon Musk blurs the line between his government and business roles

The tech titan and President Trump say they will avoid any conflicts of interest, but it's difficult for the public to verify that.

Hayden Station, a coal-fired power plant, dominates part of the landscape between Hayden and Steamboat Springs in northwest Colorado. The power plant is expected to start shutting down before the end of the decade.

As coal plants close, Colorado towns consider nuclear waste storage

The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge of storing radioactive waste

Gambling chips stacked around roulette wheel on gaming table.

A group of former U.S. spies opposes building a new casino near D.C. Here's why

A new casino could be built less than 20 miles west of Washington D.C. More than 100 former spies and intelligence officers oppose its construction due to concerns it could jeopardize state secrets.

A wounded security officer looks on after being shot by armed gangs at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024.

U.N. chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional support

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, leading to a complete breakdown of government, without additional international support.

Pope Francis greets faithful during a visit to the French island of Corsica on Dec. 15. President Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction.

Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction

The White House commended Pope Francis for his commitment to serving the poor, as well as advocating for peace and protecting the planet.

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