Citing climate-damaging tailpipe emissions, 23 U.S. governors signed a pledge backing California leaders in their showdown with the Trump administration.
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The powerful Mojave Desert earthquakes that rocked California ended a years-long lull in major seismic activity and raised new interest in an early warning system being developed for the West Coast.
Thirty-three states have passed medical marijuana laws and 11 have legalized recreational use — generally for ages 21 and up.
Critics of a proposed tariff say it would make the Bible more expensive for consumers and hurt the evangelism efforts of Christian organizations.
President Donald Trump praised the work of the Border Patrol and other law enforcement officers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Officials say the bourbon should dissipate very quickly once it reaches the much larger body of water.
Scientists used early photos of the moon taken from orbit and re-created the Sea of Tranquility with “remarkable accuracy” before Apollo 11 landed there in 1969.
A slow-moving rainstorm Monday washed out roads, stranded drivers and soaked basements, including the White House’s, during a chaotic morning commute in the national capital region.
A massive law-enforcement bust across Europe has resulted in the seizure of 24 tons of raw steroid powder and the closure of nine underground labs that produced performance-enhancing drugs and other illegal substances.
The 15-year-old American, who became the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon’s main draw in the professional era, lost to former No. 1 Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the fourth round on Monday.
President Donald Trump’s New York state tax returns could be given to Congress under a new law in his home state that the Democratic governor signed Monday.
Authorities say a toddler apparently slipped from her grandfather’s hands and fell to her death from a cruise ship docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The desire to have a selfie as a souvenir from running with the bulls in Spain turned into a near-death experience an American lawyer says he’ll never forget.
Federal prosecutors are making a run at putting billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein behind bars on sex charges, accusing him Monday of abusing dozens of underage girls.
The U.S. leader tweeted about Ambassador Kim Darroch a day after a newspaper published the diplomat’s unflattering assessments of the current administration.