Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 ...

In 2015, more than 1 million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe — the majority by sea, landing in Lesbos, where the north shore is just 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Turkey.The influx of men, ...

A $1.5 billion plan to tear down two New York City Housing Authority complexes in Manhattan and replace them with new high-rise apartments for current tenants is moving forward, city officials say ...

The housing market is hardly immune to political and economic volatility, yet mortgage rates have been eerily calm over the last period. Since the spring, the average rate for a 30-year fixed ...

Reuters.com is your online source for the latest news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments ...

Many college officials are optimistic that by the fall, the education department’s new screening process, likely fraud-detection software, could stem the onslaught of financial aid abuse in California ...

The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction Henry Gee. St. Martin’s, $29 (288p) ISBN 978-1-250-32558-7 ...

WATCH: Temps continue to rise, few isolated storms rolling into Mid-South Read More WATCH: Temps continue to rise, few isolated storms rolling into Mid-South. 3:44. Weather.