Paper or plastic? That question will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Sunday that bans all plastic shopping bags starting in ...

The first official day of autumn began this last Sunday morning. Although the seasons are changing, the weather doesn’t seem ready to let go of summer just yet.A ridge of high pressure will be ...

For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa. The continent boasts nine separate deserts, including a vast Sahara that sprawls across much of the north, the rust ...

The clock is ticking toward a September 30 deadline to fund the government, and even with a possible deal to avert a lapse in funding, parts of the US government will start the behind-the-scenes ...

Two weeks after a rash of lightning-sparked wildfires around the region, there were new signs of progress Sunday, as the ...

You’ve probably experienced the frustration of being misheard or misunderstood by a smart speaker or AI assistant. For people with non-standard speech, it can happen in nearly every interaction with ...

Several top operatives on Republican Mark Robinson’s campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, just days after ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson helped put smiles on the faces of some students from Apalachee High School, where earlier this ...

Large, explosive and destructive fires have torn through parts of California this year, well before the state’s most extreme ...

Sunday was the finale of the two-day, Eighth Annual Sisters Art Association Artist Studio Tour. There were 18 artists at ...

British driver Lando Norris recorded a comfortable victory at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, putting a dent into Max ...