WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in 2026 have been detected, with infections spanning thousands of birds across multiple states. The United ...

Long-term research in California shows that many bird populations increase after wildfires and can remain more abundant in burned areas for decades, especially following moderate fires. Although some ...

Hushed, they waited, all ears and eyes, binoculars clutched to their chests. The trees rose around them, columns bearing the weight of the snow and sky. Gusts of wind shivered powder down onto their ...

Five days after having her UConn jersey retired, Sue Bird is back at training camp not as a player, but as the managing director of the U.S. women's national basketball team. This USA Basketball camp, ...

Thinking about adding a furry friend to your family? While most dogs bring joy, some breeds come with a side of stubbornness that can test your patience. Breeds like Siberian Huskies, known for their ...

Air Force Lt. Col. Phillip “Clean” Bourquin, 99th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, and Steve “Bull” Schmidt, Boeing test pilot, prepare to disembark the T-7A Red Hawk after its ...

Perhaps River Radamus has composer Howard Shore to thank for Sunday’s hometown heroics. On the final day of the Birds of Prey World Cup, the Edwards skier slotted into a relatively disappointing 18th ...

BEAVER CREEK — Catching Marco Odermatt remains an elusive task. “I think the rest of the world is still trying to figure that out,” American Ryan Cochran-Siegle said after finishing runner-up to the ...

A new way to support kids in the community is called Faith in Action. Offered by First Witness Child Advocacy Center, the training is focused on how churches can respond to and prevent child abuse.

PITTSBURGH(AP) — Damarco Minor scored 18 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to rally Pittsburgh past Ohio State 67-66 on Friday, handing the Buckeyes their first loss of the ...

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident of ...

The person, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a ...