A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Ann Patchett is a hugely popular writer. She was a Pulitzer finalist for her book The Dutch House. Her most recent novel, Tom Lake, was a New York Times ...

There’s an area in China that’s home to a huge trove of dinosaur fossils. It used to be thought it was formed through a Pompeii-like volcanic eruption, stopping dinosaurs in their tracks.

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Coalfield residents across the country feel ignored as their homes sink and flammable gas rises from underground mining. In ...

The bomb exploded when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to the city of Rawalpindi from Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province, said a senior police officer.

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Federal, state, and local authorities are investigating the offensive messages that have been sent over the last two days.

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Nearly six weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into Western North Carolina, radio reporter Jose Sandoval’s daily ...

The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major ...

Despite Donald Trump’s focus on fossil fuels, his return to the White House won’t derail clean energy, analysts and activists ...