The Pentagon has pulled key protections for its civilian personnel, directing managers to move with “speed and conviction” to fire underperforming workers, according to a memo issued one day before the U.S. government shut down. “Supervisors and...

A charter school in Parker says one of its teachers and her family were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated in eastern Cuba and a hurricane warning was in effect for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas as Hurricane Melissa made landfall as...

A dam collapse at a Sino Metals copper mine triggered an environmental crisis along a major Zambian waterway in February.

Meet Bay Melnick Virgolino, the 10-year-old rock and blues guitarist transforming the music industry with his new hit, "The Mines."