This man donated a kidney to a stranger — then summited Mount Kiliman...

Steve Wilson said he still doesn't know the person who received his kidney and he probably never will — and he's fine...

The French town where the lighting is alive

From deep-sea fish to fireflies, dozens of organisms use bioluminescence to help themselves be seen in the natural wo...

US jobs rise again as firms raise wages to woo staff

US employers added 431,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 3.6%.

2 Nevada police officers help rescue 75-year-old woman from the stree...

In an open lot, Rose Brazdovic lay huddled behind a cement barrier, her only protection from the elements.

Sacred land returned to Native tribe in Virginia

Sacred land in Virginia will be returned to the Rappahannock Tribe. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will be in ...

House passes bill to federally decriminalize marijuana

The House has voted with a slim bipartisan majority to federally decriminalize marijuana.

Oldest active ranger with the National Park Service retires at 100

“Being a primary source in the sharing of my history and giving shape to a new national park has been exciting and fu...

These second-graders helped shelter pups find their fur-ever homes

A second-grade class wrote persuasive letters on behalf of shelter dogs, urging folks to adopt the animals. So far, t...

Global wind and solar growth on track to meet climate targets

Solar and wind power can grow enough to limit global warming to 1.5C if the 10-year average compound growth rate of 2...

Wind and solar generated a record 10% of the world's power in 2021, r...

The findings come as the world faces an energy crunch, both from the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as ...

Texas border town mobilises to give its Mexican neighbors Covid shots

Cross-border effort using donated vaccines gives Nuevo Laredo residents thousands of Covid shots per day

Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts

President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, the culmination of more than a century of efforts t...