U.S. Army Soldiers Mobilized To Help Suppress Wildfires For First Time Since 2006
The 200 active duty military personnel will help fight roughly 95 wildfires in the Western U.S.
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Chatty Marmosets Have Something To Say About Vocal Learning
Scientists have found that marmosets have the capability to learn calls from their parents. Studying the small monkeys may provide insights into developmental disorders in humans, like autism.
Titanium Rings Tough To Crack In Emergencies
A patient's ring was stuck, his finger dangerously swollen. Doctors tried everything to remove the ring — and finally hit upon a solution they hope will help other people.
IRS Hack Bigger Than First Thought
A closer look shows hackers got nearly three times the taxpayer data originally feared.
NLRB Denies Northwestern University Football Players' Bid To Unionize
Last year, a regional National Labor Relations Board director ruled that football players at the school could form the nation's first student-athlete union. That ruling was overturned Monday.
U.S. Steel To End Steelmaking Operations At Storied Alabama Plant
The company is closing the blast furnace at the plant near Birmingham, which once rolled steel for ships during World War I and was the center of the city's steel industry.
A Week Since The EPA Spill, Coloradans Look Back On How It Happened
The Environmental Protection Agency accidentally released millions of gallons of pollutants into a Colorado river last week. John Flick, owner of a fishing shop in Durango, Colo., discusses the spill.
A Decade After Katrina, Hopes Of Recovery Remain Unfulfilled In Waveland, Miss.
The hurricane virtually flattened the entire town, destroying or damaging nearly every home. Rebuilding efforts took another hit in 2010 with the BP oil spill.
It's A Party In Iowa — And Just About All The Candidates Are Invited
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump all found themselves doing the same thing today — campaigning at the Iowa State Fair.
To Measure Drought's Reach, Researchers Scale The Mighty Sequoia
After a scientist on a hike in Sequoia National Park saw trees with thin and browning needles, it got scientists thinking: Did the drought cause this? So they're climbing up them to study the damage.