The Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead the E.P.A. The Justice Dept. seeks to have criminal charges dismissed against a former Republican representative. Trump signs Laken Riley Act, a law to make ...

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A massive Columbian mammoth skull has been unearthed at a sand and gravel site in Ellis County, Texas, marking one of the most significant Ice Age discoveries in the region. The fossil, though not ...