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In her new memoir, author and journalist Beth Macy returns to her hometown of Urbana, Ohio to learn how it changed from a stable working- and middle-class community to a town struggling with poverty.

Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall?

The Senate spent its time Friday trying to make progress on a long to-do list before leaving town for a weeks-long recess.

Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing crashed and caught fire in Missouri.

Forecasters are expecting the El Niño weather pattern to strengthen significantly this year, raising the risks of extreme weather around the world well into 2027.

This year, federal forecasters say the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. Here's what you need to know.

There’s significant momentum behind the plans for a tolled replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, which are nearing the point of no return. Serious questions remain about the plans’ impact, and some are asking if there are any alternatives. Here’s a look at how we got here and what could come next.

Cape Fear River Watch says Chemours has allowed groundwater contamination to continue at levels well above limits required in the 2019 agreement, in part because of ultra-short chain PFAS.

Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.

New Hanover County is trying a new approach to food deserts, based on a South Carolina program, which has had its own successes and challenges. But these efforts take place against the backdrop of a bigger question: why do we have food deserts, and can we actually fix them?