Charles Langston:Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas

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Members of two of the Environmental Protection Agency's most influential advisory committees, tasked

The Energy Information Administration—the federal agency responsible for forecasting energy trends—h

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Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian scored a priceless reaction from daughter Olympia when they told

Five people on board the tourist submarine that disappeared on an expedition to explore the Titanic

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"I don't think in terms of years," says Ophelia Dahl with a laugh. "I think in terms of decades."

Ophelia Dahl on her Radcliffe Prize and lessons learned from Paul Farmer and her youth