3-year-old dies after falling into neighbor's septic tank in Washington state

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Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare

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A study that found high levels of toxic chemicals in the air in a heavily fracked county in Ohio has

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For each of the last two years, Thanksgiving helped usher in some very unwelcome guests: Devastating

It may not have won “Word of the Year,” but romantasy is still the reigning champion of many readers

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Sixty-seven scientists urged the end of “coal leasing, extraction and burning” on public land in a l

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Everyone's favorite serial killer is back in a new series – and this time, we get to delve into his

As fierce Santa Ana winds whipped the wildfires outside of Los Angeles, stirring exactly the kind of

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Today’s Climate: August 18, 2010