Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order

President Trump issued an executive order late on Monday night to ban transgender troops from servin

Just over two years after President Obama “permanently” withdrew areas of Alaska’s Beaufort Sea to o

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HONG KONG—The Chinese government has halted the expansion of wind power in its northern provinces wh

By his own account, Grammy winning musician and The Roots bandleader Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has

The 40 million people who rely on Colorado River water need to prepare for a drier future. Global wa

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A person accused of accosting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a Capitol Office building pl

Democrats say they feel more frustrated and worried about the debate surrounding abortion, more so t

An idea born in a California vineyard may make microgrids—small-scale electrical systems hailed as a

This story is part of a series focusing on climate change in key Senate races on the ballot in Novem

NEW YORK — Holiday sights and sounds fill Manhattan this time of year, from ice skating at Rockefell

The rapid decline of Arctic sea ice during the last couple of decades has spurred climate scientists

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood to receive a Harvard degree—just ask Tom Hanks.The Oscar wi

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