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JACKSON, MI — The city of Jackson will provide 100 residents with exterior cameras in efforts to deter and solve crime in neighborhoods. Jackson City Council unanimously approved the 12-month “Eyes on ...

Indigenous representatives meet COP30 president Brazil hopes to advance world's commitment to transition from fossil fuels Momentum builds for cover text to show global climate unity BELEM, Brazil, ...

A brown bear stands in water in Katmai National Park on Sept. 27, 2022. A new lawsuit has targeted a revived predator control program that aims to boost Mulchatna caribou herd numbers by killing bears ...

The Supreme Court extended a block until Thursday night on lower court orders requiring the Trump administration to make full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments during the ...

WASHINGTON — With a potential end to the government shutdown in sight, the Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a freeze on a federal judge’s ruling that would require the Trump administration to fully ...

But the administration indicated it might not be necessary, as Congress moved toward a deal to fund the government. By Tony Romm and Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington The Trump administration ...

A federal judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of a Department of Agriculture memo that had directed states to "immediately undo" steps to issue full November SNAP benefits. The Saturday memo ...

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary block on Friday on a lower court's order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program amid ...

The pause gives an appeals court time to rule on the matter. A Supreme Court justice, in an order late Friday night, temporarily paused a lower court's ruling requiring the Trump administration to ...