The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Chevron, Exxon and other oil and gas companies that lawsuits seeking compensation ...

In a world teeming with people, some of the most stunning places remain nearly deserted. What keeps these breathtaking lands ...

A hotly debated mining project near the federally protected Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2 million permit requirement needed before Georgia regulators make a final decision.

Southwest Florida developers are looking to build more homes and commercial, too. Thousands of new houses are under ...

City planners expect Omaha to run out of room for westward expansion by 2050, while its population is expected to increase by ...

Decker, 32, has been the target of a large manhunt ever since June 2, when a sheriff's deputy found his truck and the bodies ...

As a youngster, Barry McCovey Jr. would sneak through metal gates and hide from security guards just to catch a steelhead ...

Roughly 73 square miles of Northern California land have been returned to the Yurok Tribe in what's being called the largest land-back project in state history. The $56 million deal more than doubles ...

The Burmese python — an apex predator that can grow over 18 feet long and eat animals larger than itself — has decimated ...

Hamtramck, a town of about 2 square miles, sits like an island in the middle ... The Poles were reduced to an asterisk, strangers in a suddenly strange land where women now walked the streets ...

Despite its large land area of 606.2 square miles, the city offers easy access to surrounding rural regions, making it ideal for those looking to distance themselves from densely populated zones.