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Yes, you can have a tidy native-plant garden. Here are some tips

Yes, you can have a tidy native-plant garden. Here are some tips

For decades, native plants were relegated to the “weed” section of many American gardeners' minds. Most nurseries didn’t stock them. But that’s slowly changing .
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PacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes

PacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state.
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Body of a 5th victim is recovered from a submerged car after flooding in Germany

Body of a 5th victim is recovered from a submerged car after flooding in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — A woman's body has been recovered from a car that sank into floodwater in Bavaria, police said Tuesday, bringing the confirmed death toll in flooding across southern Germany to five.
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She's the world's most expensive cow, and part of Brazil's plan to put beef on everyone's plate

She's the world's most expensive cow, and part of Brazil's plan to put beef on everyone's plate

UBERABA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Her massive, snow-white body is watched over by security cameras and an armed guard.
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She's the world's most expensive cow, and part of Brazil's plan to put beef on everyone's plate

She's the world's most expensive cow, and part of Brazil's plan to put beef on everyone's plate

UBERABA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Her massive, snow-white body is watched over by security cameras, a veterinarian and an armed guard.
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Hawaii's Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It's one of the most active volcanoes in the world

Hawaii's Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It's one of the most active volcanoes in the world

HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea , one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in a remote area and then paused about 12 hours later, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
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In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

DAMARAN BARU, Indonesia (AP) — In a lush jungle at the foothills of a volcano in Indonesia's Aceh province, the song of gibbons in the trees mixes with the laughter of the seven forest rangers trekking below them.
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Group says it intends to sue US agencies for failing to assess Georgia plant's environmental impact

Group says it intends to sue US agencies for failing to assess Georgia plant's environmental impact

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia conservation group Monday filed notice of its intent to sue two U.S. government agencies, saying they failed to properly assess the environmental impacts of the $7.
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Sri Lanka closes schools as the death toll from floods and mudslides rises to 16

Sri Lanka closes schools as the death toll from floods and mudslides rises to 16

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as the death toll due to floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in many parts of the island nation, rose to 16 people, officials said.
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Company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine

Company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine

A company that bred beagles for medical research agreed Monday to pay a record $35 million as part of a criminal plea admitting it neglected thousands of dogs at its breeding facility in rural Virginia.
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