THE SKUNK CABBAGE is a swamp-dwelling harbinger of spring. Named for its distinctive aroma, the skunk cabbage can produce knee-high yellow flowers surrounded by a pallet of watermelon-sized green ...

A local Mexican politician was shot and killed on Monday while dining at a restaurant in western Mexico's troubled Jalisco state, authorities said. Jose Luis Pereira, a senior member of the ...

Nine people were shot across Houston within seven hours Sunday night. Victims include a man shot at a bus stop and three juveniles in a drive-by. Two deadly shootings occurred on Ocee Street and ...

One Georgia deputy was killed and a second was shot in the face after a motor home driver they had pulled over opened fire, law enforcement officials said Sunday. The driver of the motor home also ...

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A man was shot and killed Sunday evening in downtown Portland, police said. Portland police officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. to reports of a shooting near the intersection of South Harbor ...

Based on Capitol Hill, Matt Laslo has been covering campaigns and every aspect of federal policy since 2006. In addition to his reporting for Raw Story, Matt has been a contributor at WIRED, VICE ...

Cincinnati police say that a 16-year-old is now in the hospital after being injured in a shooting early Sunday morning near the University of Cincinnati's campus. Officers responded to the call ...

"This isn’t the person that I knew" A police officer was shot dead and another was injured during a traffic stop in Georgia. The incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. local time in Columbia ...