The source of the coronavirus pandemic has polarized Americans. Now Congress is wading into politically tricky waters with ongoing hearings.
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Ohio derailment supercharges controversial plan: Haul hot crude oil along new railroad in Utah
Critics worry the Utah railroad plan, the Uinta Basin Railway, could contaminate the Colorado if an oil train crashes and leaks into the water.
Water crisis in West has prompted desperate ideas: Drain the Great Lakes, desalinate ocean water
Can’t we just pipe water to the West from areas of the country that have more water? It’s one of several nice ideas riddled with problems.
NORAD tracks suspected spy balloons, nuclear missiles and Santa. What to know.
The unique U.S.-Canadian command works to protect the North American continent is now formally known as the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Spy fears spark flurry of proposed laws aiming to ban Chinese land ownership
Some lawmakers have proposed banning Chinese citizens from buying US land. Critics say the proposals hark back to racist laws of the early 1900s.
Deadly earthquakes have hit Turkey before: Why there? Could a similar quake strike the US?
The border between Turkey and Syria lies near the Anatolian fault system, which has similarities to the infamous San Andreas fault in California.
A 6-year-old shot his teacher in Virginia. School administrators ‘could not be bothered’ to heed warnings that day, lawyer says.
Amid criticism and uproar over by parents and teachers, the school board voted to relieve the district superintendent of his duties next month.
30 feet of snow? That much has fallen in some places in California as snow blankets huge swaths of state.
Snow blankets huge swaths of California, and experts say that’s great news amid drought. Here’s how and why officials measure snow in remote regions.
Suspect in stabbing deaths of 4 Idaho students agrees in hearing to be extradited from Pennsylvania
Bryan Christopher Kohberger won’t fight extradition from Pennsylvania to Idaho. He’ll be surrendered to Idaho police within 10 calendar days.
Vatican faces an unprecedented challenge: How to hold a funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict
For the first time in 600 years, the Vatican must plan a funeral for a retired pope, which “has no precedent in Italy,” one expert says.