A new book finds that Galveston's business and political elite undermined the promise of "absolute equality" that we ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Twenty-five years ago, “ The Perfect Storm ” roared into movie theaters. The disaster flick, starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, was a riveting, fictionalized account of ...

Huss hosted The Associated Press for a visit to the sprawling glacier this month, as he carried out his first monitoring ...

About 50 residents on Hawaii's Maui island evacuated their homes as a fast-moving brush fire fueled by strong winds ...

There is no question that when you step off of a ferry boat onto Mackinac Island, you are taking a step back into time to a place very similar to the late 19th century.

A bulldozer operator does beach renourishment work near Islander Beach Park on Hilton Head, Monday, June 27, 2016. The beach needs to be renourished about once a decade to combat erosion.

In the four years since Juneteenth became a national holiday, Galveston has embraced its complicated past in a way it never ...

A new analysis says human-caused climate change had a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May. The World Weather Attribution analysis says temperatures rose more ...

“The Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship Restaurant was a natural fit for Disneyland in those early days,” Denney said. “In the 1950s, canned tuna was a popular food in America. It could be served many ...

For many years, the list of federally designated holidays included Memorial Day in May, followed by Independence Day in July.

The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than 80% remains unexplored. Here we virtually plunge into the most mysterious parts of our watery world.

Once household names, Brooklyn's candy makers numbered nearly 100 around the turn of the 20th century, and today many of their buildings still stand.