Each of the more than 130 cardinals swore an oath of secrecy as the papal conclave began to elect a new pope. Attorney ...

In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The ...

Residents are urged to take caution near riverbanks as forecasters predict as much as eight inches of rain in some spots ...

At least 65 percent of urban areas in 25 major cities are sinking, with some local spots dropping by about two inches a year, new research has shown.

The Mississippi River crested in New Orleans this week, capping an anxious period for the engineers and residents who live ...

The gates are officially open for the second annual Riverbeat Music Festival at Tom Lee Park. The sounds of music will fill ...

Severe storms will bring strong winds, large hail, and flooding downpours across multiple states in the Central U.S. this ...

A new study using recent satellite data finds that all cities in the United States with populations of more than 600,000 are ...

The movement is slow — sinking on the scale of millimeters per year in the United States — but the effects accumulate over years.

A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking to one degree or another. The cities include not just those on the coasts ...

A four-day total rainfall of 15 inches is more than Memphis typically receives in ... and the Corps is in the process of updating its flood maps to account for those changes nationwide.

Tucked away in Ocala, Florida, where thoroughbreds typically steal the spotlight, a barbecue joint has quietly been smoking ...