DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice

The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino ...

Situated On The Shores Of Lake Washington With Beaches And Tree-Lined Streets Is An Idyllic Seattle Neighborhood

Seattle is a great place to live or visit, but if you're looking for an area of the city that feels more secluded, consider ...

Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry's famous buildings, in photos

Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry died Friday at age 96. He was behind the acclaimed Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, ...

'Holiday Blooms' exhibit in full flower at Franklin Park Conservatory

With a theme of 'Hues of the Holidays,' the popular annual display runs through Jan. 4 during daytime hours and evening ...

Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first — and only — time

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their ...