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Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking off trail at Yellowstone hot springs, must pay $1,500
MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Actor Pierce Brosnan has pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area while visiting Yellowstone National Park.
Brosnan was fined $500 and ordered to pay $1,000 to Yellowstone Forever, a nonprofit organization that supports the park. A se...
Lawsuit Claims Isolation and Abuse at Wyoming Boys School
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges staff at Wyoming's state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, even as other states are getting away from the practice for both adult and adolescent inmates.
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US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher
The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons.
The FTC says the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans.
The FTC filed a lawsuit Monday in U...
Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring at Groundhog Day festivities
Don't pull out your gardening gloves just yet, a federal agency took a look at his record last year and put his accuracy rate at about 40%.
A judge is considering Wyoming abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pills
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Attorneys for both sides in a challenge to Wyoming abortion restrictions that include the nation’s first explicit ban on medication to end pregnancy have urged a judge to uphold or strike down the new laws without holding a trial.
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New tool types out AI text in Google Docs like a human
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec. 13, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A new Google Chrome extension is now available that allows users to simulate typing in Google Docs. The purpose is to allow users to realistically replicate the action of live typing in Google documents. Acco...
Wyoming holds off on auctioning huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials have decided to hold off on auctioning a pristine and valuable chunk of state-owned land within Grand Teton National Park.
The Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners made up of Gov. Mark Gordon and other four statewide elected officials voted 5-0 Thursday to hold off on auction until at least next fall.
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Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan fails to win lawsuit against Alec Baldwin
A federal judge in New York dismissed the lawsuit, saying Baldwin's comments were protected free speech. Attorneys for both sides declined to comment further on the case Thursday.
US agency ends use of ‘cyanide bomb’ to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators.
It's a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns...
US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal.
Wednesday’s determination that the species is threatened with extinction follows years of scientists warning that climate change will likely melt away the elusive species’ snowy mountain refuges.
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