Websites for the national assessments and the U.S. Global Change Research Program were down Monday and ... who coordinated ...

House and Senate Republicans are taking different approaches when it comes to the tax cuts that lawmakers are looking to include in their massive tax bill. Republicans in the two chambers ...

Avalanches are the mountain’s thunderous, terrifying answer to gravity—a sudden, roaring release of snow that can reshape ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops focused on morality in its own campaign to end capital punishment, which was launched in 2005. And from time to time, popes have made special appeals to ...

THE IMPACT: For wealthier immigrants, the new fees will be an inconvenience. But for the vast majority of people even a few hundred dollars could be enough to make them change their plans.

Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari is being remembered as a divisive figure who oversaw one of the country’s most ...

Air pollutants like ozone and nitrogen dioxide can cause inflammation in the nerves that play a role in migraines. Bright sunlight can also be especially bothersome, likely due to heightened ...

A judge has ruled that Alabama's Public Service Commission can continue holding private meetings to decide fuel price hikes. The decision, issued Monday, rejected a lawsuit from ...

New York’s solar industry has faced growing challenges at the state level, including rising interconnection costs and onerous ...

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At some 940 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, ...

Imagine walking through a forest that has stood for thousands of years—giant sequoias towering above, sunlight streaming ...