It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations. Wine sales have decreased by more...
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Several women have been linked to the ongoing investigation centered around a 44-year-old and his late father and their home in Philadelphia's Olney section....
safety
Two helicopter pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed Sunday afternoon while conducting water drops on a wildfire at Yosemite National Park, officials say....
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A smuggling vessel filled with Chinese nationals and other illegal immigrants was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Coast Guard in what sources called a rare and "extremely dangerous" attempt to enter the U.S. through Florida....
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The president is also set to meet with Gulf leaders impacted by the war with Iran during his trip to New York City.
government
Affordability has dominated the U.S. Senate race in Texas. Both James Talarico and Ken Paxton have promised to help voters' pocketbooks.
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This year, the autumnal equinox falls on Sept. 22 at about 8:05 p.m. EDT, bringing shorter days and cooler temps.
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Fat Bear Week was started in 2014 as an interactive way to inform the public about brown bears, the coastal cousins of grizzlies.
parks
Eli Lilly and Company held a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 21 for the company's new manufacturing site in Generation Park.
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Kids threatened suicide, urinated on themselves and were pepper sprayed in the early days of a statewide lockdown of Texas' five youth prisons. The first-of-its-kind move has youth advocates, experts and former staff wondering if the restrictive protocol is doing more harm than g...
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A group of demonstrators gathering at the Capitol late Monday carried "Abolish ICE" signs and chanted "stand up, fight back."
government
With the deadline to register to vote less than two weeks away, election officials are also urging Texans to check whether their registration is on the suspense list. Harris County’s voter registrar said there are roughly 300,000 voters in the county on the suspense list. The imp...
schools
The Windy City is once again home to the highest-ranked university in the latest U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Colleges for Veterans," while the school that made the biggest leap into the top five is right along the I-55 corridor as well....
