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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says President Joe Biden has decided to expand two sprawling national monuments in his state that were significantly downsized under President Donald Trump. The Biden administration had been reviewing the 2017 changes made by the Trump administration. On Thursday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox

NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Coll, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is stepping down after nine years as dean of the Columbia University journalism school, one of the nation’s top training grounds for reporters. He says he will leave to concentrate on teaching at the end of the current academic year next spring. The university’s

RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Minnesota man on charges of murder and other counts in the July killing of a Red Lake tribal officer. David Donnell Jr. was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree murder. He had previously been charged with a lesser murder count in connection with

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says one of its fast-attack submarines struck an object while submerged in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. Two officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the sub was in the South China Sea when the incident happened Oct. 2. They

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors welcomed progress in Congress’ standoff over extending the federal debt ceiling. A temporary extension will give lawmakers more time to reach a permanent solution. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1%. Pfizer

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Pentagon climate plan calls for incorporating the realities of a hotter, harsher Earth at every level in the U.S. military. Thursday’s recommendations focus on making worsening climate extremes a mandatory part of strategic, tactical and operational defense planning. That includes things like training troops how

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A new military investigation found the coronavirus pandemic curtailed trainings in 2020 and contributed to nine service members drowning off San Diego’s coast. The findings released Wednesday were from the latest investigation into the sinking of the amphibious assault vehicle on July 30, 2020. It was one of the Marine Corps’

By MATTHEW BROWN, BRIAN MELLEY, and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Video of the ruptured underwater pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off Southern California shows a thin crack that could indicate a slow leak that was difficult to initially detect. Experts said Thursday that the