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The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed to USA TODAY that investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and ...

California lawmakers propose legislation that could allow vicims of the devastating Southern California wildfires to sue oil and gas companies.

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With battery-powered cars, windmills, and solar farms California hopes to shrink its carbon footprint to nothing. But some see a downside.

L.A. had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few ...

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A group of young researchers captured and photographed the animal on a three-day expedition to the Eastern Sierra Nevada ...