The Pacific Northwest remained under an atmospheric river on Saturday, with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing warnings for heavy rain, snow and gusty winds across several states.

Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on critical races electing governors, mayors and more as observers look for clues about the national mood heading into next year’s midterms.

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Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history, slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane ...

For nearly 40 years, a tiny Vermont town has been drawing hordes of Beetlejuice fans eager to visit the real-life locations of the whimsical horror film. East Corinth, home to just 1,500 residents, ...

Conservative voters in Northern California are alarmed that a ballot measure designed to diminish Republican representation could pass in November. Ranchers and farmers in the rural region fear ...

It is election time in the US with four electoral contests that have national significance. RTÉ's Washington Correspondent Sean Whelan looks ahead at what to expect in tomorrow's contests and what it ...

Night - Clear. Winds N at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 58 °F (14.4 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 85 °F (29.4 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Sunny today with a ...

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, near the border with Brazil, a striking landform has stirred scientific curiosity and cultural reverence alike. Rising abruptly from the dense, flat jungle of Sierra del ...

BEFORE THE YEAR’S OUT IN DECEMBER. WELL, HERE WE ARE. IT’S A WEEK LEFT TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION HERE IN CALIFORNIA, AND MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

Libya’s Great Man-Made River supplies water to millions in the desert,a feat of engineering that defies ...

Mapmakers of the 19th century sought to render both the natural and political worlds with clarity and beauty.