Reis Thebault

A consequential Oregon case, opening Monday, will decide whether governments can enforce laws against people sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go.

Heavy rains spurred by climate change earlier resurrected a prehistoric lake in Death Valley. Now the area is covered by colorful blooms.

A news outlet creates a video generated by artificial intelligence to demonstrate the dangers of deepfakes in the coming election.

The month-long celebration of Ramadan has been replaced by fundraising for victims, or canceled altogether by U.S. Muslims fearing for relatives overseas.

A voter ID measure and a ban on municipal Pride flags appear headed for victory, cementing the power of the city council’s rightward swing.

The results reinforced a recent trend of more moderation in city elections, as voters expressed alarm over the crises unfolding daily on city streets

Defying the state’s coastal liberalism, the beach town in increasingly blue Orange County has lurched to the right with MAGA-pushed measures on Tuesday’s ballot.

The atmospheric river that has swept the state altered the landscape in America’s hottest and driest place, to the delight of visitors, rangers and scientists.

Fire survivors are now suffering from Maui’s notoriously long permitting process and a thicket of regulations that have stalled island projects for decades.

A dedicated group of neighbors has tried to fill the breach left by government agencies stretched thin after successive, cascading natural disasters on Maui.