The Bethany Beach firefly is the first lightning bug species to be considered for protections under the Endangered Species Act.

The Bethany Beach firefly is the first lightning bug species to be considered for protections under the Endangered Species ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service will consider granting federal protections to the Bethany Beach firefly, which is rapidly ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) is eyeing federal protections for a coastal insect on the brink of becoming an ...

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Bethany Hamilton, the pro-surfer who lost her left arm in a shark attack, has married Adam Dirks. Hamilton, a devout Christian, tied the knot with Dirks on Kauai's north shore in Hawaii at the weekend ...

The attack, which ended shortly after it began on Tuesday evening, was a sharp escalation in the long-simmering conflict between Israel and Iran and could tip the region further into turmoil ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is blasting Democrats for being “hypocritical” when it comes to standing with Israel after Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Tuesday. The GOP leader kicked off a ...

A North Korean defector was arrested after crashing a stolen bus near the DMZ while attempting to return to North Korea. Fleeing to the South in 2011, he now faces charges of theft and violating ...

The attack, which ended shortly after it began, capped a chaotic 24-hour period that began with Israel’s invading of Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah. Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles ...