A small, twin-engine aircraft with only the pilot inside crashed near a busy highway in Texas on Wed

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Energy giant BP says it will cut its fossil fuel production significantly over the next decade, mark

In a year of landmark energy actions by states, the law signed this week in North Carolina is notabl

Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe have settled their lawsuit a year after the allegations sent shockwave

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The British government is poised to ban certain single-use plastic products, a long-awaited step tow

As a warming climate melts sea ice in the Arctic, female polar bears have increasingly been forced t

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For over two decades, Rory Steinel and his wife have rented out their beachside home along the Jerse

Nurses at two of New York City's biggest hospitals are on the third day of their strike over contrac

The city of Hoboken, New Jersey, filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking damages from ExxonMobil and other

A record number of Americans are 401(k) millionaires, thanks to a surging stock market. The tally of

Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was sta

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect an announcement on Wednesday by Memphis Light,