The state was able to position trucks and troopers on the interstate south of Asheville just before the French Broad River ...

Ecuador's government declared a 60-day national emergency due to forest fires, with a severe drought worsening the situation, ...

Early on Election Day, highways in the St. Louis area were inundated with water. Over several days, intense storms battered ...

At least two New Orleans agencies tested parametric insurance policies during Hurricane Francine – with mixed results.

Police departments are building a surveillance network officials say is designed to detect criminal suspects and deploy ...

But enforcement capacity remains nearly nonexistent, and current dam safety regulations do not account for climate change.

Around the world, populist autocrats have leveraged the thrilling power of that promise to transform their countries into vehicles for their own singular will, M. Gessen writes. (Shoshana Schultz/The ...

In the 2024 election, seven out of 10 states passed ballot measures protecting abortion rights. But the effects won't be seen ...

The authors of the US Constitution did not want their fragile new republic to rest on the private virtues of public figures.

Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containtment line and prompted a voluntary evacation for a small ...

An audit of the Snohomish County Executive Office revealed questionable hiring practices, salary increases and potential ...