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Nigeria: 2nd Chibok girl rescued was not taken from school

A second "Chibok girl" rescued by Nigeria's military in a forest battle with Islamic extremists was kidnapped from her home ...

New Mexico pushes for remedies in wake of mine waste spill

The federal government and Colorado have made little progress in remedying damage from the release of millions of gallons of ...

Hawaii shark study aims to understand why they bite

New research released Thursday shows tiger sharks naturally favor waters near Maui that are close to some of Hawaii's most ...

Carbon dioxide levels jump by record amount due to El Nino

The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped by the biggest amount on record last month, a rise amplified by ...

David Ledig

Feds: Failures led to and prolonged California oil spill

A pipeline company responsible for spilling more than 120,000 gallons of oil on the California coast failed to prevent ...

David Ledig

The Latest: US says pipe operator failed to detect oil spill

The Latest on the federal investigation into an oil spill on the California coast a year ago (all times local): 12:01 p.m.

Killer Nile crocodiles in Florida? Experts say it's possible

The Burmese python might have to step aside: It's possible the animal is no longer Florida's scariest invasive species.

Search resumes in rain for missing in Sri Lankan landslide

Hundreds of soldiers resumed the slow and difficult search Friday for hundreds of people missing after landslides swallowed ...

James Inhofe, Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper

Congress reaches deal to overhaul chemical regulation

A bipartisan agreement reached by House and Senate negotiators would set new safety standards for asbestos and other ...

Mine environmental risk grows with bankruptcies in big coal

As more coal companies file for bankruptcy, it's increasingly likely that taxpayers will be stuck with the very high costs ...

The Latest: California lets local water districts set saving

The Latest on California water conservation during drought (all times local): 5:10 p.m. California has decided to let ...

Review: Gosling-Crowe chemistry livens uneven 'Nice Guys'

Take two charismatic actors. Give them characters that are, on the surface, totally incompatible. Plunk them into your basic ...

Database launched to gather, study DNA from Midwestern twins

Researchers who study how genes and the environment influence people's health are hoping that twins who live in the Midwest ...

Watch where you sit: Baby opossum rescued from toilet

The San Diego County Department of Animal Services says a baby opossum is doing well after being rescued from a toilet.

New horned dinosaur species discovered in Montana by amateur

A novice fossil collector's lucky find in a remote Montana badlands more than a decade ago has turned out to be a new kind ...

Stuck on hot: Earth breaks 12th straight monthly heat record

Earth's heat is stuck on high. Thanks to a combination of global warming and an El Nino, the planet shattered monthly heat ...

Afghan official: 20 dead as flash floods hits north

At least 20 people were killed in flash floods that hit the northern Afghan province of Sari Pul, an official said on ...

Sweet tooth: Florida alligator caught swiping watermelon

Florida alligators are known for eating many things: turtles, birds, the occasional human limb. But one large gator with an ...

Martha Mattison

California turns water conservation over to local officials

California decided Wednesday to allow hundreds of local water districts to set their own conservation goals after a wet ...

Oregon county says no to Nestle water-bottling plant

Voters in an Oregon county imposed a ban on commercial water bottling on Tuesday, killing a plan in which Nestle would have ...