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Northern Wyoming plane crash causes fatalities, sparks wildfire
Northern Wyoming plane crash causes fatalities, sparks wildfire

A plane crash in northeastern Wyoming has caused an unspecified number of fatalities and sparked a wildfire.

An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more

An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more

A federal judge’s order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S. A group that opposes the rule now hopes to extend it further.

Mechanical issues prompt 2 Delta Air Lines flights to divert, return to airport

Mechanical issues prompt 2 Delta Air Lines flights to divert, return to airport

The Federal Aviation Administration says two Delta Air Lines flights were diverted over the weekend because of mechanical issues.

5 people escape hot, acidic pond after SUV drove into inactive geyser in Yellowstone National Park

5 people escape hot, acidic pond after SUV drove into inactive geyser in Yellowstone National Park

Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive geyser.

Groups sue to restore endangered species protection for US northern Rockies wolves

Groups sue to restore endangered species protection for US northern Rockies wolves

Six conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent U.S. government decision not to protect wolves in northern Rocky Mountain states as an endangered species.

A gunman killed at a Yellowstone dining facility earlier told a woman he planned a mass shooting

A gunman killed at a Yellowstone dining facility earlier told a woman he planned a mass shooting

Yellowstone National Park officials say a gunman killed by park rangers as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the entrance of a dining facility with about 200 people inside had told a woman he planned to carry out a mass shooting.

2 women in Chicago and Cleveland police officer are among those killed in July Fourth shootings

2 women in Chicago and Cleveland police officer are among those killed in July Fourth shootings

Two women in a home in Chicago, a police officer serving a warrant in Cleveland and an armed person making threats in Yellowstone National Park are among people who have been killed in shootings on the Fourth of July.

Ranger injured and armed person making threats dies at Yellowstone, park says

Ranger injured and armed person making threats dies at Yellowstone, park says

Authorities say an armed person who was making unspecified threats at Yellowstone National Park died and a park ranger was hospitalized after an exchange of gunfire.

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

A federal judge in Kansas has blocked a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students from being enforced in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere across the nation.

Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden's delay of consideration of gas export projects

Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden's delay of consideration of gas export projects

A Louisiana judge says the Biden administration can't delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge plays out in federal court.

An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop

An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop

A new museum in northern Arizona features the fossilized feces of prehistoric animals.

Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it

Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it

A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores.

Yellowstone officials: Rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans not seen since June 4 birth

Yellowstone officials: Rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans not seen since June 4 birth

Yellowstone National Park officials say a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June 4.

Yellowstone officials say rare white buffalo calf sacred to Native tribes hasn't been seen since its birth on June 4

Yellowstone officials say rare white buffalo calf sacred to Native tribes hasn't been seen since its birth on June 4

Yellowstone officials say rare white buffalo calf sacred to Native tribes hasn't been seen since its birth on June 4.

Water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes its political muscles in a drying West

Water-rich Gila River tribe near Phoenix flexes its political muscles in a drying West

The Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix has one of the largest shares of Colorado River water flowing through Arizona.

Native American ceremony will celebrate birth of white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park

Native American ceremony will celebrate birth of white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park

Ceremonies and celebrations are planned near the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park to mark the recent birth of a white buffalo calf in the park, a spiritually significant event for many Native American tribes.

A Wyoming highway critical for commuters will reopen three weeks after a landslide

A Wyoming highway critical for commuters will reopen three weeks after a landslide

Work is almost done on a temporary route around a landslide in western Wyoming that has closed a vital road for thousands of commuters.

2 inmates charged with attempted murder after attack on Montana jail guards

2 inmates charged with attempted murder after attack on Montana jail guards

Two Montana inmates have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly using makeshift weapons to attack corrections officers in a county jail.

Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffalo

Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffalo

The recent appearance of a rare white bison calf has excited wildlife watchers in Yellowstone National Park.