Rocky, a three-year-old German Shepherd mix, has been in the care of Houston Humane Society for months, after being abandoned by his owner. While at first a neighbor took him in, he was then given ...

Katie Shepherd covers Maryland state politics and government for The Washington Post's Metro Desk. She previously covered Montgomery County, Md., and wrote about Health & Science for the Post's ...

EDMONTON — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a federal review of nearly century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to Alberta's government opening ...

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Extreme heat has caused more deaths in Australia than any other natural hazard and ... drainage division exhibits mixed trends, with increases in the north and decreases in the south. Increases in the ...