The kakapo, a critically endangered parrot species that can be found only in New Zealand, are mating at a record pace this year, making the most of one of the best bumper crops in decades of the fruit from coniferous rimu trees, according to scientists.
Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump's new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. https://to.pbs.org/4aSki9l
Lindsey Halligan, the former interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is facing an investigation by the Florida Bar for her role in pursuing criminal charges against two of President Trump’s most prominent political foes.
An analyst on Thursday described the White House's recent video game-style hype videos as "distasteful" following the recent deaths of six American service members in the war against Iran.
Seriously, what is it with Republicans and their Nazi-loving group chats?
A group chat started by the secretary of Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party, for conservative college students quickly devolved into a breeding ground for moral depravity. trib.al/B8iMeWj
Even Republicans were sick of her reckless spending and habitual lies.
⚡️Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones.
According to Ukrainian drone manufacturer Wild Hornets, the footage used by Fox featured STING — a Ukrainian interceptor drone used to destroy Shahed-type drones.
Signs of suffering in Florida’s executions have not deterred Gov. Ron DeSantis from writing a record number of death warrants.
Texans scrambled to find their polling places after Republicans strategically refused to hold a joint primary that would've let both parties hold their primaries at the same locations.
“This is the GOP voter suppression that Dems must come together to overcome in November,” one state official said.
Now roughly six days into a war that has now touched 12 countries across the Middle East, major military operations have not threatened the Iranian regime’s grip on power, according to European and Arab officials.
See more of Iran's leadership structure:
Edit: "major military operation" to war. It's very clearly a war everyone knows, and no one is buying that shit that it isn't a war.
Last year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” You can judge for yourself.
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Political analysts and observers flamed President Donald Trump over his latest gaffe.
ANALYSIS | Trump, Rubio and Hegseth can’t seem to get their stories straight on rationale for Iran war as Mideast explodes
The Texas Democratic Party issued an alert on social media Tuesday, as voters in Dallas County reported widespread confusion over their polling place triggered by a rule change at the start of this year.
Tillis, more Republicans unload on Noem over Minneapolis operation, FEMA delays minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/03/r...
Mexico's security forces stood guard as mourners gathered for Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," who was killed in a military operation in February.
https://cnn.it/4l8J4Wr
"Given what's in the files and given past and prior conduct he would be on my witness list," the former secretary of state said.
“You’re constantly looking out the window for something to happen."
As the US-Israel war with Iran has widened over recent days, Irish people have described their experience watching it unfold in the skies above.
www.thejournal.ie/irish-people...
Nearly half of Brits oppose Donald Trump's strikes on Iran - while less than three in 10 are in favour, bombshell polling shows.
Israel used 2,000+ bombs in the first 30 hours of the Iran war; the US struck 1,000+ targets in the first 24 hours. Iran responded with at least 390 missiles and 830 drones in the first two days. Bellingcat has tracked the munitions used by all sides so far: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
China is building new submarines that will put more of the U.S. mainland within range—and do so from waters closer to its own coastline.
Minab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guide
24,403 lawsuits and counting: How habeas corpus became the front line of immigration defense
Rep. Ryan Zinke, who served as Interior Secretary during the first Trump administration, announced that he plans to retire from Congress after four terms in the House. Democrats were already eyeing the seat as one they could possibly flip.
A man shot and killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others outside a bar in a busy nightlife district near the University of Texas at Austin over the weekend before police fatally shot him. Here’s what to know about the shooting.
Racist comments caught on a hot mic thrust a small Upper West Side middle school into the spotlight — and prompted city officials to reverse their plans to close it.
