Train derailments involving spills of 1,000 gallons or more of hazardous materials happen a few times a year, often resulting ...

We are leaders from different sides of the political spectrum. One of us, Massey Villarreal, is a longtime Republican; the ...

Follow here for the latest updates as the Texas House debates President Donald Trump's plan to gerrymander five new GOP ...

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Framber Valdez faces former Astro Charlie Morton as Houston tries to end a three-game scoreless streak in day game at Detroit ...

Regent Craft is testing a new type of winged passenger ferry on Narragansett Bay. The vessel, called Paladin, glides over ...

States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in ...

This recognition may limit or eliminate the charity’s legal obligation to issue a refund, particularly if the money has already been spent on the charity’s mission, the organization reasonably ...

Methylmercury is a neurotoxin that biomagnifies and bioaccumulates, meaning it becomes more concentrated as it moves up the food chain. Predatory birds and fish high on the food chain are most ...

Other administration actions cast as relief for struggling workers are unlikely to deliver as advertised. The “no tax on tips” provision in Trump’s huge tax-and-spending package excludes the nearly 40 ...

For decades, this remained a theoretical benchmark. But with the recent explosion of powerful chatbots, the original Turing Test for conversation has arguably been passed. This breakthrough raises a ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Portable air cleaners aimed at curbing indoor spread of infections are rarely tested for how well they protect people – and very few studies evaluate their potentially harmful ...