Raymond Boodarian, 22, has been ruled unfit to stand trial in the July shooting deaths of longtime American Idol boss Robin ...

The giant garter snake is now California’s official state snake. Discover its unique traits and habitat challenges.

Universal free child care is a popular policy on the American left these days. Zohran Mamdani, New York’s Democratic ...

What’s better than a cold winter morning spent birdwatching from your window with a steaming cup of coffee? While many ...

Like 911 for emergencies, 211 is a national three-digit dialing code, launched in 2000, that connects callers to information specialists at the nearest local 211 helpline. Those specialists listen to ...

A rural legal aid group is suing the California Department of Food and Agriculture for refusing to disclose the locations of dairies infected with H5N1 bird flu.

Migration is an instinctual behavior for many animals, including birds. Each autumn, billions of birds flee the cold weather ...

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to replace the mockingbird with the American flamingo as the state bird. The proposed legislation would also designate the Florida scrub jay as the state's ...

Robin Smith, the former Tennessee state representative who was instrumental in the Phoenix Solutions mailer scheme, was sentenced to eight months in a federal prison on Oct. 24. She will serve a ...

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the country since February—the virus is back. The currently circulating bird ...

When a total solar eclipse plunged North America into darkness on the afternoon of April 8, 2024, the songbirds in Bloomington, Ind., suddenly fell silent. In the middle of the forest, the only sounds ...

Sac State opened Wileety College to support Native students with community ties. The inaugural cohort includes 34 students pursuing degrees with Native studies minors. Wileety aims to boost Native ...