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Researchers concluded that more than 3.3 million square kilometers, or about one-tenth of the world's total wilderness, has been lost.

The drop came after comments that raised the expectations for a rate hike from the Federal Reserve later this year.

The methane leak that forced about 8,000 families to leave their Los Angeles homes occurred in October 2015 and wasn't capped until February 2016.

Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Dutton, Australia's immigration minister, about that country's policy of keeping asylum seekers detained on the island of Nauru.

A Connecticut Superior Court judge wrote a scathing indictment of his state's public education system. We've curated the 10 best lines.

The musician known as Fenriz never expected to win. His campaign photo showed him posing with his cat and his plea was: don't vote for me. Apparently people loved the cat — he's in office four years.

Children's author Roald Dahl would have turned 100 this week. To celebrate, the OED added 6 words and expressions from Dahl's writing. For example: golden ticket, Oompa Loompa and Scrumdiddlyumptious.

The complicated history of how the National Museum of African American History and Culture finally moved from conversation to construction may be as compelling as the artifacts in its exhibits.

Bosses are passing more of the cost of health insurance on to workers in an effort to keep spending under control. But that can be unfair to lower-income employees, who pay disproportionately more.

The U.N. reports there's been a significant drop in violence but that further assurances are required before aid can access those in need. At least 20 aid trucks are waiting near the Turkish border.