Many Americans will ring in the New Year with umbrellas and ponchos as a rain event is expected to drench much of the East ...

A sailor and his dog were saved Christmas morning after strong winds and high surf conditions ran his vessel aground in ...

A rare snail species that had likely become extinct in the wild was recently reintroduced to the Hawaiian landscape.

A Washington state driver survived a harrowing crash in what troopers called a “Christmas Miracle" after trying to avoid an animal on the road.

The nation’s fourth-largest city is facing a serious severe weather threat Thursday as storms tear across the South.

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed, and ...