The Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Legal experts say the timing of the case presents a unique opportunity for Trump’s Department of Justice to ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The National ...

A series of images from NASA's Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites have captured the island's appearance in the sea and its near-complete disappearance by the end of the following year. Satellite ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson was officially sworn into office Wednesday as the state braces in the face of a significant budget gap and changing federal leadership. Ferguson com ...

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Fire Tornadoes Pose a Threat in California. A Fire Lab Shows How They Work As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

Scott Kramer remembers he had just left a meeting of Kentucky Wesleyan College’s cabinet when the weather sirens went off on Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. While he knew that meant storms were ...

The governor of Puerto Rico requested that President-elect Donald Trump take a stand against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s threats to invade the U.S. island territory. Maduro made the ...

The tornado had maximum winds of 84 mph and had a damage path of just under 2.5 miles. A new mobile home sustained minor damage where the tornado touched down. Along the damage path, the worst ...

WASHINGTON, USA — President Donald Trump has reiterated his plans for "mass deportations" of undocumented immigrants, set to begin immediately after he takes office on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump, and ...