A rare tarantula species is being driven toward extinction by the illegal exotic pet trade, the Center for Biological Diversity reported. The Center for Biological Diversity is urging the U.S. Fish ...

Congress ends the year with a thin list of legislative accomplishments and a growing number of retirements. Former lawmakers say the problems now plaguing Capitol Hill have been years in the making. A ...

Microplastics have been found in almost everything, including human bodies. That's why, although harrowing, it's no surprise that microplastics are appearing in the scat of fishing cats in India's ...

In July, British folk musician Emily Portman received a message congratulating her on a new album, despite her not having released one since 2022. Uploaded to Portman's streaming profiles, under her ...

Congress is wrapping up the year in the shadow of the longest government shutdown and with a growing reputation as the least productive in modern history. "Congress is in a coma. It has a pulse, but ...

A fast-moving “super flu” variant is driving a sharp rise in cases, raising fresh questions about how well this season’s vaccine will hold. Health officials say that subclade K is a branch of ...

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders is just five starts into his NFL career, but he's at the center of a ton of conversation. Both locally, in Cleveland, and nationally, in the sports ...

Dan is an assistant managing editor at Raw Story based in Colorado, producing and editing breaking political news. Dan previously worked as a news associate at The Associated Press in Philadelphia, ...

‘Be vigilant’: Dem rep sounds alarm on hefty cost of fraud for Americans Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, discuss how they are bridging the partisan divide to prevent costly scams ...

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down ...