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Construction started on the Keystone XL pipeline in Montana, with 100-some workers coming in from across the country. Some locals, including tribal nations, worry they will bring COVID-19 with them.

Tourists' absence from the ancient city has made way for the cats, dogs, birds and other creatures to take over.

On Dec. 5, 2002, Strom Thurmond marks his 100th birthday -- another milestone for the colorful lawmaker who in 1996 set the record as the oldest living member of the U.S. Senate. NPR's David Welna reports.

In Missouri, plans to pare 90,000 people from the Medicaid rolls in 2005 have sparked a fierce debate over the morality of the move. Frank Morris of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports.

The duality of emotions that comes with every stage of motherhood can be tough. Sometimes, it helps to simply breathe in and out.

Montana ranks 6th in the nation for pregnancy-related deaths. Within the state, rural and Native women suffer disproportionate numbers of pregnancy-related complications. Now hopes are high that a new nurse-midwifery program will improve women’s health care for the state’s rural, frontier, and Native communities.

Mr. Greedy, a beloved member of the Maryland Zoo, was a prolific breeder who helped boost the endangered African penguin population. He died following an age-related health decline, the zoo said.

The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity.

By a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that federal law allows the government to stop asylum seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum.

Olivia Pichardo at Brown University is striking out D1 baseball players as the first woman in the game.