Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage.

In a flurry of picks on Friday evening, Trump named three choices for top health jobs. Together they would help the incoming ...

The storm arrived in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week, killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of ...

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon to lead the Labor Department. She was ...

Scott Bessent, the little-known Wall Street investor who became one of President-elect Donald Trump's top economic advisers, ...

Healthy corals are colorful and full of life. And under normal conditions, corals and algae depend on one another. The corals ...

Wisconsin authorities say they have not yet issued a warrant for Ryan Borgwardt, who is believed to be somewhere in Eastern Europe. But that can change if he does not cooperate and return home soon.

Since the Taliban took power 2021, Afghanistan has not been invited to big climate conferences. And money for projects ...

The Peoria City Council on Tuesday voted 6-5 to enact a prohibition of homeless encampments with the possibility of jail ...

The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago, where the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose ...