California’s legal action points out that Congress, not the executive branch, possesses the power of the purse, saying “the constitution does not afford the executive Branch power to ...

A new scientific report has raised alarm bells for many Northern U.S. cities, especially New York. According to the research, insured losses from hurricanes in New York could rise by more than 60% if ...

The divers embarked late last month on a 50-day intensive search and recovery effort spanning New England and Eastern Canada.

Treating drinking water to tackle multiple pollutants could prevent more than 50,000 cancer cases in the U.S., a new study found.

River firefighters arrived at the scene Sunday to find some of the trapped residents screaming for help out of the windows.

The park is an officially designated International Dark Sky Park, one of the few places in Southern California where light pollution doesn’t ruin the celestial show. On clear nights, the Milky Way ...

Many people in the United States receive little or no information about flood risk when they move into a new home or ...

Providence and Newport swim in attention from Rhode Island visitors, but there’s plenty to see beyond the city and the sea in the Ocean State. Here are five destinations, from quiet New England harbor ...

But it's far from the only lighthouse in Rhode Island. While Michigan has the most lighthouses in the United States, with ...

Rhode Island boasts 21 lighthouses, some of which are open to the public. Beavertail Lighthouse, the state's first, dates back to 1749 and now serves as a museum. Many Rhode Island lighthouses ...