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arctic

‘I opened her door and the wind caught me, and I went flying’: The U.S. Arctic air surge is sweeping northerners off their feet

By Holly Ramer and The Associated Press

Summers

Larry Summers takes leave from teaching role at Harvard after students catch his last classroom appearance on video

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Holly Ramer, and others

This combo shows Jeffrey Epstein, left, and U.S. economist Larry Summers. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP/Michel Euler)

Harvard students capture Larry Summers insisting ‘it’s very important to fulfill my teaching obligations’

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Holly Ramer, and others

Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a simulated night flight at a laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Worcester, Mass.

These tiny ‘bat bots’ can see in the dark, fly through smoke, and might save your life one day

By Holly Ramer and The Associated Press

Goats

Climate-conscious Vermont ski resort hires goats to mow its lawn: ‘They’re great employees. They take a lot of lunch breaks, but that’s kind of the idea’

By Amanda Swinhart, Holly Ramer, and others

The sunsets on the Shankweiler Drive-In as previews run before the feature film “Jaws” in Orefield, Pa., Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Meet the millennial couple who risked their savings and got a $1 million loan to buy the world’s oldest operating drive-in theater

By Gene Puskar, Mingson Lau, and others

Michael Pimentel, center, a resident at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, in Fall River, Mass., receives assistance from an emergency medical worker, right, outside a temporary shelter, Monday, July 14, 2025, in Fall River, following a fire that started late Sunday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Residents at Massachusetts assisted-living facility say staff fled without helping them during fire that killed 9

By Michael Casey, Kimberlee Kruesi, and others

In this photo provided by migrant farmworker José Molina-Aguilar, he works milking cows on a Vermont dairy farm on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Courtesy José Molina-Aguilar via AP)

Vermont dairy farm migrant ICE raids put industry on edge: ‘It would all go down’ without immigrant workers

By Holly Ramer, Amanda Swinhart, and others

A brick breaking a window

Ex-CEO of addiction-treatment center network charged with targeting journalists, including spray-painting their homes and throwing bricks through their windows

By Holly Ramer and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order relating to school discipline policies as Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump can’t follow through on plans to cut public school funding over DEI programs, judge rules

By Holly Ramer, Collin Binkley, and others

Homes along the Pacific Coast Highway are seen burned by the Palisades Fire, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles wildfire death toll jumps to 24 with more Santa Ana winds forecast to come

By Christopher Weber, Holly Ramer, and others

Donald Trump talks in front of a microphone

Fearing another travel ban, universities and colleges are urging international students to return to campus before Trump is inaugurated

By Holly Ramer and The Associated Press

Parker Tirrell, a transgender teen from New Hampshire, sitting down to lunch

Transgender New Hampshire girl allowed to play soccer, judge rules, challenging governor’s ‘fairness in women’s sports’ law

By Holly Ramer and The Associated Press

A vehicle is covered by a tree in Harrisburg, Pa., after extreme weather from Tropical storm Debby, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP)

Hurricane Debby remnants leave thousands of businesses and homes without power in the Northeast

By Ron Todt, Holly Ramer, and others

Paul-Henri Nargeolet

French explorer’s family sues for $50 million over implosion death

By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and others