A surge in heat-related deaths amid record-breaking summer temperatures offer a “glimpse into the future” and a stark warning that one of America’s largest cities is already unlivable for some, according to its new heat tsar. Almost 200 people died...

BEND, Ore. — I kept jamming the toepiece of my cross-country ski boot into the binding, but it wouldn’t click. I tried it at different angles. I pushed harder, then a little higher on the binding and a little lower. But none of it worked. I started...

The veteran broadcaster, 95, marvelled at the 'extraordinary' creosote bush which, despite its unremarkable appearance, is one of the oldest organisms on the planet.

Authorities in Tacoma, Washington, are scrambling to find a suspect after 13 fires were set in less than 24 hours, apparently targeting people’s homes. No injuries have been reported from the fires, but officials say the spate of blazes all occurred...

Three Saudi diplomats and one businessman sent to Bangkok in 1989 to recover the diamonds were killed, and the perpetrators were never found.