A fire has severely damaged one of Rhode Island’s most famous restaurants known for its “pond-to-table” menu
Chlorine leak at Texas plant prompts officials to ask residents to stay inside
A chlorine leak at a Texas chemical plant prompted officials to ask residents in two Texas cities near the facility to shelter in place
Longtime Kentucky firefighter died in powerful storm while shielding his wife from danger
Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County community
North Korean defectors urge the UN to hold the country’s leader accountable for rights abuses
Two women who fled North Korea have been telling the United Nations about the plight of people still living in the country and urging the world body to hold North Korea’s leader accountable for gross human rights violations
Judge finds police acted reasonably in shooting New Mexico man while at wrong address
A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit that accused police in New Mexico of violating constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures when they fatally shot a man after showing up at the wrong address
Ships have been hitting the Brooklyn Bridge for nearly 150 years
A Mexican navy tall ship’s fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers for nearly 150 years
Rare olive-colored fish in Nevada nears a key step toward endangered species listing
U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species
What to know about Senate’s effort to block vehicle-emission rules in California
The U.S. Senate is moving forward with an effort to block California's nation-leading standards for vehicle emissions
Elon Musk’s pullback from politics comes after his last big investment was a flop
Wisconsin could go down as billionaire Elon Musk’s last big spend on a political campaign
How the Washoe Tribe built a business to sustain a firewood bank that helps elders heat their homes
It’s a sun-splashed morning at the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California’s wood yard, a patch of land about the size of a football field, tucked in a valley about 20 miles east of Lake Tahoe’s south shore. Magpies, black-and-white birds with blue-tinted wings, land on stacks of lumber and...