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Montana tribes blend traditional knowledge with science for climate resilience

On the ridgeline above the Flathead Indian Reservation, Mike Durglo Jr. points out the peaks where his family has hunted for generations and a lone whitebark pine that his people call Ilawya — “my great, great, great grandparent.” That solitary tree, ancient and resilient, is emblematic of the...

World

Barakah: UAE Nuclear Plant and the Drone Attack

A drone attack that caused a fire close to the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates has raised further concerns about nuclear security and military escalation in the Gulf as discussions of peace between Iran and the United States hang in the balance.

World

Ukraine drone strikes kill 4, wound 12 near Moscow

Kyiv — Ukraine carried out a large-scale drone strike on Russian territory that Russian authorities say killed at least four people and wounded about a dozen others, officials reported Sunday.

Business

How a Trump donor CEO is weaponizing tariffs

Marty Davis built Cambria from a family enterprise into the leading U.S. maker of engineered quartz countertops. The company sells high-end slabs made in Minnesota and has helped make quartz a mainstream material for kitchens and bathrooms.

Science

Policy changes and burn limits threaten wildfire prevention

It was a rare windless April day in southern Washington and Adam Lieberg was stuck in front of his computer. He was supposed to be burning acres of twigs and pine needles in the forests between the

Health

WHO Declares DRC Ebola Outbreak an International Emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. However WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

World

Drone Strike Ignites Fire at UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Plant

Authorities say radiation levels remain normal, operations not affected. A drone strike has sparked a fire on the perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), raising new concerns over a potential new regional escalation amid a fragile ceasefire between Iran and...

U.S. News

Vilseck Fears Impact of Possible U.S. Troop Withdrawal

On his first day as mayor of Vilseck, Bavaria, Thorsten Grädler learned at an introductory press conference that his small town might lose 5,000 U.S. troops under President Trump’s announced cuts. The news, which a journalist relayed to him from a German media report, left Grädler visibly shaken.