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A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck between Ridgecrest and California City Thursday afternoon, according to the USGS.The tremor was reported around 3:55 p.m., nor ...

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The U.S. Senate early Thursday voted to rescind some $9 billion in federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning after the magnitude 7.3 quake was felt ...

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point, Alaska, on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning from the National Weather Service.