It is still legal to trap animals for other purposes, including pest control and public health.
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As of last week, 215 possible cases of severe lung disease associated with the use of e-cigarettes had been reported by 25 states.
Billy Jack Crutsinger was the 14th inmate put to death this year in the U.S. and the fifth in Texas, the nation’s busiest capital punishment state.
Minnesota wildlife biologist Andy Tri says a predatory attack by a black bear is “beyond extremely rare.”
Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis said in a statement that the ships will remain at sea until the threat from the storm subsides.
Law enforcement agencies have been coordinating with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in case the couple is heading to Mexico.
Operations Manager Randy Phiel told the Gettysburg Times that he considers the decision more as “hitting the pause button” than the end.
Dorian was centered overnight about 105 miles south of Charleston and moving north, just offshore.
The court spat is the latest tussle between Boston’s liberal prosecutor and the state’s judicial and law enforcement community.
Bay County Sheriff Troy Cunningham says the couple is suspected in burglaries in five counties spanning two months.
Many people were enraged when Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail in 2016 after his conviction for felony sexual assault.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moved Wednesday to make her state the first to ban flavored electronic cigarettes.
Migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health problems, according to a government watchdog report Wednesday.
Five Democratic presidential candidates in the span of 24 hours have released sweeping plans to address climate change, ahead of a series of town halls devoted to the issue.
Authorities on Tuesday ended the search for survivors of Monday’s pre-dawn fire aboard the Conception. It was presumed that 34 people were dead.
