A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become what’s officially known as a megafire. Nearly 900 personnel have been battling the Cram Fire about 100 miles (160.93 kilometers) southeast of Portland, and they have…
By Steve Gorman and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to increase entrance fees at U.S. national parks for visitors from other countries, even as his administration seeks to cut national park spending by more than a third. The additional revenue generated by higher fees from foreign tourists…
A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered their quality of education. The firings, part of the series of layoffs led by the Department of Government Efficiency that have cut thousands of federal…