Along the back of this field of sugar snap peas, sunflowers and bachelor buttons at Oxbow Farm Conservation Center is a buffer of maturing big-leaf maples and red-osier dogwoods. It’s a combination of forest and thicket that the farm has left standing to help protect water quality in the river and aquifer. Oxbow Farm Conservation

Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province on July 6. China has announced a plan to impose more tariffs on U.S. goods, in response to escalating trade threats from the Trump administration. -/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption -/AFP/Getty Images Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in

Rep. Diane Black lost Tennessee’s GOP nomination for governor, despite an endorsement from Vice President Mike Pence. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP Rep. Diane Black lost Tennessee’s GOP nomination for governor, despite an endorsement from Vice President Mike Pence. Mark Humphrey/AP Former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen and Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn won

California argues it should be allowed to set its own fuel efficiency standards. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP California argues it should be allowed to set its own fuel efficiency standards. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Updated at 11:11 a.m. ET The Trump administration has proposed a rollback of Obama-era fuel efficiency and emissions standards,

Pope Francis, shown here in May, has previously spoken out against the death penalty. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP Pope Francis, shown here in May, has previously spoken out against the death penalty. Andrew Medichini/AP The Catholic Church now formally considers the death penalty “inadmissible because it is an attack on the

Zimbabwean police patrolled the streets of the capital, Harare, on Thursday. A day before, three protesters died when army troops opened fire. Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP hide caption toggle caption Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Zimbabwean police patrolled the streets of the capital, Harare, on Thursday. A day before, three protesters died when army troops opened fire. Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP As

A 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form for 2018. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP A 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form for 2018. Mark Lennihan/AP More Americans will be writing a check to the IRS in April because their employers are not withholding enough from their paychecks following the new

Ryan Burke, the first former fraternity member to plead guilty in the hazing death of Timothy Piazza, has been ordered to serve three months of home detention. In this file photo, the shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house is seen on Penn State University’s main campus in State College, Pa. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

Short-term health care plans could be a more affordable option for some consumers but they’re exempt from covering people with preexisting conditions. Dreet Production/Alloy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dreet Production/Alloy/Getty Images Short-term health care plans could be a more affordable option for some consumers but they’re exempt from covering people with preexisting conditions. Dreet

With financial aid declining, many college students can’t afford to eat, studies show, even though about 40 percent are also working. Nearly 1 in 4 college students are parents, which can add to their financial stress. franckreporter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption franckreporter/Getty Images With financial aid declining, many college students can’t afford to eat,

A horn shark named Ms. Helen was taken from her pool exhibit and smuggled out of a Texas aquarium in a baby stroller. San Antonio Aquarium hide caption toggle caption San Antonio Aquarium A shark named Helen’s weekend adventure is now over, after she was smuggled out of the San Antonio Aquarium in a baby

Fisherman Darius Kasprzak searches for cod in the Gulf of Alaska. The cod population there is at its lowest level on record. Annie Feidt for NPR hide caption toggle caption Annie Feidt for NPR Fisherman Darius Kasprzak searches for cod in the Gulf of Alaska. The cod population there is at its lowest level on