Around the world, rainforests play a critically important role in climate regulation.

Trees and plants absorb and store a massive amount of carbon dioxide from the air, and in return, through photosynthesis, produce oxygen upon which all life on earth depends.

Rainforests also regularly release carbon dioxide through processes like respiration...Read more

A small portion of the shocking heist at the Louvre was apparently captured on cellphone video by a daring visitor.

The video, obtained by French network BFMTV, shows a person in a high visibility vest appearing to use a small battery-powered saw to cut through glass at the world famous museum.

In the clip, the person’s back is turned to the...Read more

Attorneys for former FBI Director James B. Comey sought Monday to throw out an indictment accusing him of lying to Congress, arguing that President Donald Trump engineered the charges to retaliate against a vocal critic.

In a pair of motions, the attorneys argue U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed and should not be able to ...Read more

The Trump administration’s tough-on-immigration policies are on pace to reduce the backlog of cases in the nation’s immigration courts, reversing a long-running trend that has raised concerns from lawmakers of both parties.

The number of pending cases in the asylum and deportation system reached an all-time high of 3.7 million cases at the ...Read more

A senior Senate Democrat Monday raised fresh questions with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon about the giant bank’s handling of its longstanding ties to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), the top Democrat on the finance committee, ripped Dimon in a new letter for blowing off his previous requests for extensive ...Read more

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday criticized the media and politicians, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, for “trying to demonize” federal immigration agents and the Trump administration’s enforcement operations, and she urged citizens to thank law enforcement officers and “cook a meal for their ...Read more

When a Cartersville man allegedly having a mental health crisis threatened to “shoot up” the Atlanta airport Monday morning, his family quickly called police.

Authorities in Bartow County then contacted Atlanta police about the livestreamed social media threat. The quick actions may have saved countless lives, according to investigators.

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed command of Oregon National Guard troops to the president Monday, further raising the stakes in the ongoing multifront judicial battle over military deployments to cities across the U.S.

A three-judge appellate panel — including two members appointed by Trump during his first term — found that the law ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was supposed to be a boisterous event at Camp Pendleton celebrating 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps that included a live simulation of a beach assault by sea and air.

The plan involved Marines firing high explosive rounds from M777 howitzers — artillery used to launch shells in wars in Afghanistan and Ukraine — into ...Read more

CHICAGO — Attorneys for Illinois on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the Trump administration’s “dramatic” request to be allowed to send National Guard troops to the Chicago area to help with immigration enforcement while the issue is on appeal.

In the 46-page response, the state said it would be inappropriate for the high ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sixty years old, living as a couple in the Sacramento area or California's Central Valley? Figuring your income next year will be about $85,000?

The premium increases for that couple are likely to be among the nation’s steepest, if enhanced federal subsidies for people using Obamacare-inspired health insurance policies are ...Read more

The Department of Homeland Security says immigration officers are arresting accused criminals, the “worst of the worst.” But a federal lawsuit argues authorities are regularly jailing and deporting immigrants who are survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and other crimes.

The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court on Oct. 14 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department plans to terminate over 2,000 employees across five government workers unions, according to a Monday court filing.

The department provided updated numbers after it was ordered by a federal judge to include additional information for three additional unions — the National Federation of Federal Employees, ...Read more

CHICAGO — A pair of immigration officials in federal court Monday defended their agencies’ use of force with protesters and media during the Trump administration’s ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz,” saying agents have been put in dangerous situations on the streets, pelted with eggs and rocks and forced to use tear gas and other tactics...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The mother of a 5-year-old girl who fell off of the Disney Dream cruise ship in June will not face a criminal charge, the Broward State Attorney’s Office decided.

The family, who live outside of Florida, were taking photos about 11:30 a.m. June 29 on Deck 4, which features a wraparound exercise track and some areas with ...Read more

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made changes to the naturalization civics test that will make it more challenging for immigrants to obtain their U.S. citizenship.

The changes are part of the federal agency’s ongoing effort to overhaul the legal immigration naturalization process.

“These critical changes are the first ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a Caribbean system has a high chance to form into Tropical Storm Melissa this week, with some forecast paths having it turn north and threaten landfall.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the tropical wave located in the eastern Caribbean Sea had a concentrated area of showers ...Read more

President Donald Trump over the weekend continued to paint San Francisco as a hotbed of crime, and suggested in a Fox News interview, once again, that he planned to send federal troops to the city by the bay.

“I think they want us in San Francisco,” Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo during a Sunday interview. “San Francisco was truly...Read more