Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, a snake that has decimated ecosystems in Florida.

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After allegations that César Chavez sexually abused girls surfaced in a major investigation this week, dozens of schools named for the farm labor activist faced immediate questions they weren’t ...

Some groups are calling for dozens of sites and landmarks across California named after César Chávez to change their names. The call comes as several decades-old sexual abuse allegations against the ...

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The three most important NBA phenomena of the 21st century are, in some order: the player empowerment era, the three-point revolution, and everyone being named some form of Jalen. The first refers to ...

As US military operation names go, Epic Fury marks a break from tradition. The title for the ongoing American strikes on Iran, "is unusual for its edginess," Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the ...

A tense rescue unfolded in Malaysia as firefighters worked to reach a young python stuck deep inside a drainpipe. The operation took place on December 23 as crews carefully dismantled the area to ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump marked the ceremonial renaming of a roadway near his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, the latest addition to a growing list ...

President Trump loves naming things after himself. Here are some federal initiatives and places that have been named (or renamed) for him, or feature his image, in the last year alone: The Donald J.

Water watchers know: Sometimes, you can’t swim in the Willamette River. That’s because when the wastewater system gets inundated with water, it overflows, sending raw sewage into the river that ...