The low coastlines of Northern Germany, Denmark, Great Britain and the Netherlands are highly susceptible to storm tides generated by the shallow North Sea, which covers an area of 220,000 ...

The Netherlands must meet its 2030 target to reduce nitrogen emissions or face a €10 million ($18.3m) penalty, a court said in a case brought by Greenpeace. In a rare sanction for the state ...

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U.S. military installations, at home and abroad, will only be permitted to fly the American flag under a new policy introduced by the Trump administration, according to a new report. The “One ...

The bill, introduced by Rep. Joe Webster (D-Montgomery), argues that most Pennsylvanians could not identify the state flag because it is one of many that features a seal on a blue background. Webster ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

They’re words of warning. Phishing emails are becoming trickier to spot in this age of sophisticated — and often AI-powered — cyberscams. Fortunately, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

If the bitter cold January weather is making Chicagoland residents dream of summer, Six Flags Great America has a little taste for you. Great America has released the first official animated point ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...

Calling it “fitting and appropriate,” Gov. Phil Murphy today ordered U.S. and state flags to be raised to full-staff for the remainder of today after President Donald Trump directed that be done by ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered all flags in the State of New York to be raised to full-staff for the inauguration of Donald Trump. At present, flags are flying at half-staff across the nation to ...