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BOISE, Idaho — One day after Idaho officials threatened to sue the federal government for failing to respond to petitions to remove grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act protections, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it will move forward with reconsidering the bears’ position — though it won’t consider…

The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents — and raised a chorus of alarm from elected officials

Antony Blinken delays trip, as China claims balloon was for ‘meteorological’ purposes and was blown off course

‘I saw a mountaintop covered in white snow. At that point, I knew I was in trouble,’ says Kingsley Burnett, who mixed up airport codes

The Pentagon said the airship is ‘currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground’

China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting sensitive information.

“Shoot down the balloon,” the former president posted on Truth Social on Friday

Pentagon refutes China claim that balloon is civilian airship diverted by wind

The US has recently shot down four unidentified objects over its airspace, so what are the suspected Chinese surveillance missions all about? Here’s all you need to know