Gavin Newsom apologizes to Native Americans, lawmakers hear a debate over black lung and regulations, Boaty McBoatface is teaching us about climate change.

Prosecutors drop Flint charges, FEMA is short-staffed, and Illinois affirms women's reproductive rights.

Democratic hopefuls clashed over abortion, a report found Los Angeles' homeless population has spiked, and NASA announced the space station could open its doors for tourists.

New Hampshire says live free or serve life in prison, more controlled burns could help the West, and the Blackfeet bison herd is growing.

An emissions mystery is solved, Siri contributes to gender bias, and tiny microbes could eat away at our ocean litter problem.

A Gulf of Mexico oil spill is contained, PG&E did start the Camp Fire, and Taiwan says yes to same-sex marriage.

Instagram will warn users about anti-vax content, drilling plans for California are moving forward, and penguin poop is good for biodiversity.

California tap water is linked to thousands of cancer cases, Indonesia is moving its capital city, and a beluga whale spotted by fisherman may be a Russian spy.

Michigan's voting maps will get a makeover, a judge makes a call on a domestic terrorism case, and a parrot may be party to a crime.

Doctors are caught in an illicit opioid scheme, Washington State moves toward renewable energy, and a fireball lights up the Mid-Atlantic.

Students ask the media to publicize their images if they die in a shooting, a prison in Mississippi will replace in-person visits with low-budget Skype, and a minor planet gets its name.

Prisons in Washington State may be blocking book donations, air pollution is shortening lives, and a four-legged whale skeleton provides evolutionary clues.

Puerto Rico deals with cuts to food stamps, LBGT support wanes among young Republicans, and the mystery behind sea-borne Garfield phones is solved.

The marijuana sector is growing, the Texas Senate plans for the next Hurricane Harvey, and some pets still need homes four months after the Camp Fire.

The Trump administration pushed to excise coal deposits from a Utah monument, New York lawmakers want to help minors get vaccinated, and a Navy ship is quarantined at sea.

OxyContin's maker contemplates bankruptcy, anti-abortion bills move forward in Georgia and Tennessee, and women will take a walk in space.

The Senate confirms a former lobbyist as EPA head, the U.S. is losing solar jobs, and fishy sightings intrigue scientists.

FEMA calls Trump's bluff, a study shows gay dads are excellent parents, and giant creatures are alive and well.

Americans are behind on car payments, coastal-access advocates get good news, and NASA says goodbye to an old friend.

A measles outbreak increases vaccination demand, a new bill would address the crisis of missing Native American women, and California's wet weather eases drought conditions.

A study shows the shifting winds of climate change, male cheerleaders make history, and elephant seals occupy a tourist beach.

A measles outbreak hits the Northwest, Australia breaks heat records, and a fourth state mulls banning the gay panic defense.

Global warming could affect your coffee buzz, Antarctic ice is fast disappearing, and cats in Wyoming are catching the bubonic plague.

Researchers find high lead levels in an Ohio county, Fiat Chrysler pays the price for its emissions scandal, and the Supreme Court upholds California's foie gras ban.