Tree-clearing crews inched along Crater Hill Drive in the Forest Hills area of Nashville Jan. 29, sawing away at frozen limbs dangling over the road. Branches smashed against the road below, ...

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Troops will be supporting local law enforcement “securing” the site where Alex Pretti was shot, as well as a federal building. By Nicholas Slayton Published Jan 24, 2026 4:38 PM EST Members of the ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

I heard a new term this week, “exploding trees.” After more than 30 years with Purdue Extension, I’ve never heard a Purdue specialist use it. But it’s currently a popular story in the media and on ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said that he has issued a “warning order” to prepare the Minnesota National Guard after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in ...

Once the new year has begun it comes time to face the facts: your Christmas decorations, including your Christmas tree, must come down. While those with artificial trees can simply pack their plastic ...

A monthslong effort by the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops under federal control in U.S. cities keeps evolving amid a barrage of legal challenges. The deployments have ramped up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States Coast Guard celebrated the 26th anniversary voyage of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, Chicago's Christmas Ship, ...

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