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On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer than ever to the sun

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than ever before. Astrophysicist Nour Rawafi explains how this mission could help solve the sun's most perplexing mysteries.

On the Bay of Quinte, on Lake Ontario, crews with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, along with partners in the U.S., keep a watchful eye for grass carp. Breeding populations of the invasive fish have been found on the American side of Lake Erie, and could devastate the Great Lakes ecosystem.

The fight to keep invasive grass carp out of the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes system system is no stranger to invasive species, but grass carp could upend the Great Lakes' ecology, as well as the operations of some of the world’s most significant freshwater commercial fisheries. So far, the Great Lakes have successfully held grass carp at bay. Those involved in managing the grass carp — not to mention the fishermen who rely on the abundance of native fish — can only hope that success is sustainable.

Remembering Dr. Richard Cash: How a 'simple' intervention helped save millions of lives

In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant medical advances of the century.

At the Yosemite Village, off-duty park employees and locals protest the federal government's actions to reduce staffing.

Yosemite employees worked for weeks with no pay before the government hired them

Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to onboard them at the start of the summer.

Forecasters upgraded Helene to a tropical storm with expected growth to a strong hurricane in the second half of this week.

Tropical Storm Helene threatens the U.S., Mexico

Tropical Storm Helene's trajectory threatens the Florida panhandle, which forecasters say could be hit on Thursday. Meteorologists say this system will be particularly big -- with a wide wind field.

Genesee County Elections Supervisor Kathy Funk

Judge sentences former Genesee County elections official to probation and to write an apology

Former Flint Township Clerk Kathy Funk entered a “no contest” plea to the charge linked to allegations she tampered with a ballot container just after the 2020 August Primary.

A view of the Colorado River from the Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon, Ariz. At least 16 people have died at the Grand Canyon this year, putting the park on pace to eclipse its average of 17 deaths per year.

The Grand Canyon is experiencing one of its deadliest stretches in years

At least 16 people have died at the park this year, including five fatalities in August alone. No single factor is to blame, but several deaths have followed stretches of extreme weather.

Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford health researcher, is in line to lead the National Institutes of Health. Early in the pandemic he argued against lockdowns and focusing on people at highest risk.

Peeing is contagious in chimpanzees, study suggests

A new study finds that captive chimpanzees may sometimes catch the urge to pee from other chimps.

Court denies White House appeal of 'shocking' Abrego Garcia deportation case

The Fourth Circuit ruling against the Trump administration came just one day after it appealed a lower court order in the Abrego Garcia case, a remarkably short time for a court to reach a decision.

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