For scale, an estimated 700 detainees are currently held at “Alligator Alcatraz,” but the Trump administration’s ...

In order to clarify who was actually missing, state and local officials worked to verify the status of each individual who ...

It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role.

Digital Producer Danika Young hosts a daily live show where she addresses today’s top trending stories on social media and ...

The extreme costs and death toll of recent floodings across Texas, New Mexico, and the Northeast have put into question the ...

The aftermath of deadly flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend has moved to the top of the agenda for a special legislative session that started this week.

Thirty years after a heat wave killed hundreds in Chicago, a sociologist explains how governments deflected blame after ...

Federal records related to the investigation into the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been released.

As the Trump administration continues dismantling urgent functions of government, critics of that dangerous project should keep criticism grounded in facts, lest they undermine their own credibility.

Kerr County, where 135 people lost their lives on July 4, had no alert system in place, as taxpayers had refused to fund it. Lawmakers are examining an overhaul of natural disaster management during a ...

The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into its third week as officials try to pin down ...

Just before daybreak on July 4, the destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet on the Guadalupe, washing away homes and vehicles.