As the flood misery keeps mounting, the agency says it needs more helicopters to bring aid to 800,000.

As the flood misery keeps mounting, the agency says it needs more helicopters to bring aid to 800,000.

Bruce Simpson, who beat the animal so badly that its eyes had to be removed, is barred from ever owning a pet again.

Shootouts in Mexico’s drug war stir fear that someone in El Paso eventually could be wounded or killed.

It should follow by upholding Maine’s law that prohibits anonymous campaign donations.

A report today will show a 12.9 percent drop in existing-home sales from June to July, experts say.

Some say a disgruntled developer’s idea has created a controversy and a problem.

Iraqi forces can handle security, says Gen. Odierno, while 50,000 U.S. troops stay on as military trainers.

Most everyone has heard the mantra, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” I strongly suspect that whoever came up with that saying must have been, or at least known, a boater. Most boaters I know seem to collect a treasure-trove of toys to keep them occupied once they’ve reached their destination. For recreational […]

The 51st supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Checklist of North American Birds has just been published in the ornithological journal, the Auk. It is the standard guide to common and scientific names of the birds of North America. The committee reviews the published literature and decides if species should be split, lumped or renamed. […]