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Armadillos are expanding further into the U.S.—and why is still a mystery

Armadillos are expanding further into the U.S.—and why is still a mystery

The armored mammals, native to the south and central U.S., have made it as far north as Virginia.

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Texas toast: Heat crushed records Saturday and will swell northward

Texas toast: Heat crushed records Saturday and will swell northward

Much of the central U.S. faces an extended early May heat wave in the coming week.
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