Drivers skid and crash as wintery mix grips central US then moves east
Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures arrived, with ...
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Authorities seek help finding those responsible for damaging a petroglyph panel in Utah
JENSEN, Utah -- Authorities in Utah are asking the public to help it determine who damaged a petroglyph panel with ...
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New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of ...
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Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year ends
RICHMOND, Va. -- A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials ...
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Activists sue federal government for images of dead orcas entangled by fishing boats
MIAMI -- Activists sued the federal government Thursday to release images of dead orca whales, sea lions and other marine ...
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After victory over Florida in water war, Georgia will let farmers drill new irrigation wells
ATLANTA -- Jason Cox, who grows peanuts and cotton in southwest Georgia, says farming would be economically impossible without water ...
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Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California
OMAHA, Neb. -- Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions ...
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UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought
BENGALURU, India -- Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree ...
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Some in seafood industry see Trump as fishermen’s friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish
PORTLAND, Maine -- The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes for one of the ...
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In California’s ‘earthquake country,’ a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning
SAN FRANCISCO -- Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared ...
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