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Locals watch the wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal, Sunday, Jan.15, 2023. A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal, the daily newspaper Kathmandu Post reports. The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members.

A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed in Nepal, killing dozens

Rescuers are scouring the crash site for survivors, and Nepal has declared Monday a day of national mourning.

Drilling rigs sit unused on a lot in Odessa, Texas, in the Permian Basin, in March 2022. U.S. oil companies are thriving as they look to avoid the boom-and-bust cycles of the past. That has big implications, including for consumers and global producers.

America is going through an oil boom — and this time it's different

Business is pretty good in America's busiest oil patch. Prices are high enough to turn a profit and then some. But instead of going wild, producers have been aiming for something new: Discipline.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.

Scholz and Xi agree Russia would cross a line with nuclear weapons in Ukraine

After a meeting with Xi in Beijing, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the two leaders agreed that with the use of nuclear weapons, Russia would cross a line drawn by the international community.

Michigan lawmakers consider tax credit on sales of ethanol gas blends

As proposed, retailers would get a 5 cent tax credit on each sale of a gallon of E15 fuel and an 8.5 cent tax credit per gallon of E85.

Democratic candidate for governor Bill Cobbs, in turquoise polo and glasses.

Democratic candidate for governor Bill Cobbs to focus on “issues that cross party lines”

Michigan chooses a new governor next year, and a number of candidates have already stepped into the race. One of them is Democrat William Cobbs. Cobbs is…

Smoke is seen rising from Khartoum's skyline, Sudan, on Sunday. The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling.

Dozens of civilians are dead as rival military factions battle for control of Sudan

Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict.

a map of michigan with a colored overlay showing proposed congressional districts from the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission

Death threat delays Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's first meeting since public hearings

A death threat made against the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission delayed Wednesday's meeting by a couple of hours.

A scientist works to cut off the outer bark of an ash tree log to see if it has been infested with growing parasitoids.

Inside the Michigan lab where scientists raise killer bugs to save trees

The insect, emerald ash borer, has killed more than 40 million ash trees in the state. A USDA lab in Brighton reproduces parasitoids, a natural predator native to Asia and Russia used for EAB biocontrol.

State regulators close lead testing loopholes, but transparency more controversial

Because of the Flint water crisis, the U.S. EPA wants more transparency about where the nation’s lead lines are. Specifically, the EPA wants to know how…

Smoke is seen rising from Khartoum's skyline on Sunday. The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire.

Residents in Khartoum live in fear and desperation as fighting rages on

As rival military factions fight on the streets of Sudan's capital, three women describe what life is like for them. "I think we can die at any time. Nobody can feel safe in Khartoum now," one says.

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