Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, is a key witness in the trial and was on the stand for about five hours on Tuesday.

The science of making “polluters pay” is losing momentum in an unfavorable political environment in California's Legislature.

Crews searched for a 12-year-old boy swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway and a dozen students stayed overnight ...

But the city’s water pipes, storage tanks, and fire hydrants could not keep up with the unprecedented needs of firefighters.

Why it matters: Many of the homes that were damaged or destroyed during the fires “incurred leaks and damaged pipes,” ...

Anamaria Baralt, left, cousin of Erik and Lyle Menendez, left, gets a hug as she leaves the courthouse after the brothers' ...

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their parents, a judge ruled ...

Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second floor, according to local officials. Homes ...