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September 20, 2017

Soft soil makes Mexico City shake like it was built on jelly

The soft soil that lines the ancient lake bed that Mexico City is built on amplified the shaking from Tuesday's earthquake ...

September 20, 2017

Report: Iran group hacks aviation, petrochemical industries

A group of hackers suspected of working in Iran for its government is targeting the aviation and petrochemical industries in ...

September 20, 2017

California sues Trump administration to prevent border wall

California's attorney general sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its plan to build a wall along the U.S.

September 20, 2017

Governors, John Kerry promote 15-state Climate Alliance

Governors and former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are championing a 15-state coalition that's tackling environmental ...

September 20, 2017

Huge sea turtles slowly coming back from brink of extinction

A new study shows sea turtles are lumbering back from the brink of extinction. Scientists found more turtle populations are ...

September 20, 2017

Ex-Mountie headed to US prison for smuggling narwhal tusks

A retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer accused of smuggling narwhal tusks was sentenced Wednesday to five years, two ...

September 20, 2017

Barrier put in mine that sent toxic water into 3 states

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is installing a barrier and valve inside an inactive Colorado mine to prevent ...

September 20, 2017

Power is back on in Florida, but utilities still under fire

After a massive restoration effort, most of Florida has power 10 days after Hurricane Irma knocked out electricity to nearly ...

September 20, 2017

Pelting rain, relocation add to woes in Rohingya Muslim camp

Weary and uncertain, they carried whatever they could on their backs, trudging through monsoon rains and enduring relocations ...

September 20, 2017

Alexa, what do you see? Amazon said to be working on glasses

Amazon is attempting to develop glasses that pair with Alexa and would allow users to access the voice-activated assistant ...

September 20, 2017

Torrential rains, flooding kill at least 12 in eastern Congo

A Congo official says that flooding caused by torrential rains overnight have killed at least 12 people and left 92 others ...

September 20, 2017

Review: Apple Watch goes solo, but don't dump your phone yet

A chief gripe with Apple Watch is that it requires you to keep an iPhone with you for most tasks. The inclusion of GPS last ...

September 20, 2017

Hurricane Maria aims at Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica

One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit Puerto Rico pummeled the island Wednesday as officials warned it would decimate ...

Bill Cassidy, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell

September 20, 2017

Who wins, who loses in bill aimed at upending Obamacare

The GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal "Obamacare" would redistribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal financing for ...

September 20, 2017

Foundation to create special reserve for albino orangutan

A conservation group in Indonesia says it wants to create a 5-hectare (12-acre) "forest island" for the world's only known ...

September 20, 2017

Immigrant hurricane victims turn to churches amid fear

Immigrants came from across Houston to a Baptist church gymnasium and stacked dollies with boxes of cereal, orange juice and ...

September 20, 2017

Nominee for EPA chemical safety post has deep industry ties

President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency has for years accepted ...

Lindsey Graham, Roy Blunt, John Cornyn, John Barrasso, Bill Cassidy, Mitch McConnell, John Thune

September 20, 2017

Winners and losers in GOP's last-ditch health overhaul

The GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal "Obamacare" would redistribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal financing for ...

September 20, 2017

Internal watchdog says EPA mismanaging toxic site cleanups

Cleanups at some U.S. hazardous waste sites have stopped or slowed down because the Environmental Protection Agency does not ...