What to know about the lawsuits alleging Roundup weedkiller causes cancer

Kentucky lawmakers have brushed aside the objections of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear to enact a new law that could protect global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers that a commonly used weedkiller could cause cancer.

Bloodhounds have a nose for finding people

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol’s newest recruit has floppy ears, four legs and an amazing knack for finding people. Beau, a 12-week-old puppy, is joining a band of bloodhounds who are in demand for difficult cases across the upper Midwest. They trail missing children, people with dementia and criminal suspects.

What to know about Greenpeace and the oil pipeline lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota’s court system, where a judge has decided to order the environmental group to pay an expected $345 million to an energy company whose Dakota Access oil pipeline construction drew protests nearly a decade ago.

Huge US winter storm to bring crippling snow from Texas to Boston

ATLANTA (AP) – Bread was flying off the shelves, salt was being loaded into trucks and utility workers were nervously watching forecasts Thursday as a huge winter storm that could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather was barreling toward the eastern two-thirds of the U.S.

Winter storm brings blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills

A potent winter storm threatened blizzard-like conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest as other areas of the country braced Monday for plunging temperatures, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice, and rain.

Bessent divests from soybean farmland ahead of Trump aid announcement for farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has proclaimed solidarity with U.S. farmers in recent months as they grappled with the loss of a major soybean buyer due to President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.

Tornado damages homes near Houston as snow comes down in the Midwest

Residents in more than 100 homes north of Houston faced lots of cleanup Tuesday following a tornado that tore off roofs and smashed windows as heavy rain fell in the South and snow came down in parts of the Midwest this Thanksgiving travel week.

Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and related entities liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests of an oil pipeline nearly a decade ago.

Trump hosts Senate Republicans as the shutdown drags into fourth week

WASHINGTON (AP) – Head Start programs for preschoolers nationwide are scrambling for federal funds. The federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile has begun furloughing its 1,400 employees. Thousands more federal workers are going without paychecks.