Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency Carr was seen as a pretty conventional Republican with a pro-corporate outlook for most of his career. More recently, he has embraced Trumpian themes about social media, tech and television companies. David Folkenflik
Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting 'nobody' can reverse it "Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans. Asma Khalid
In a first, Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S. long-range weapons The U.S. is allowing Ukraine to use the powerful long-range weapons to strike in and around Kursk — the same region where some 10,000 North Korean troops were recently deployed. Joanna Kakissis
This soil is slowly burning, releasing CO2. The solution? Let water reclaim it Peatlands, formed by ancient wetlands, store more carbon than the world's forests. But when they're drained for farming, they vent heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air. Dan Charles
The USPS will honor Betty White with her own stamp in 2025 Having received hundreds to thousands of fan mail each week, it's only fitting to honor White with a postage stamp. Juliana Kim
Local news is in crisis. This paper has a $150 million plan Nearly two years ago, the owners of Atlanta's leading newspaper hired former CNN executive Andrew Morse to reverse its steep decline. He's laid out a grand vision. David Folkenflik
Some in the U.S. farm industry are alarmed by Trump's embrace of RFK Jr. and tariffs President-elect Trump won landslide support in much of farm country, but his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his plan for a tariff fight with China alarms many farmers and agriculture experts. Brian Mann
Trump picks loyalists for top jobs, testing loyalty of Senate GOP Nominees for several key Cabinet posts in the new administration of President-elect Trump caught officials in Washington off guard and ignited a firestorm of criticism — not all of it from Democrats. Ron Elving
Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost The kitten, which was found in Russia's northeastern Sakha Republic, still had fur and whiskers when it was discovered. Mansee Khurana
Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary Trump announced Chris Wright, the CEO of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy, as his pick for energy secretary. Camila Domonoske
