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The federal government's top climate scientists announced Tuesday that 2012 was really hot — among the top 10 hottest years on record and the hottest ever in the U.S., with rising sea levels, less Arctic sea ice and warmer oceans. And the American Geophysical Union called humanity "the major influence" on global climate change.

Fifteen top posts at the Department of Homeland Security, including retiring Secretary Janet Napolitano's position, are now vacant or soon will be. Many are being filled on a temporary basis, and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want the Obama administration to get busy filling those jobs, too.

Picking a Top 10 list of best TV shows was treacherous work for critics this year. Nevertheless, NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans did it just for you.

For a party that's running up big margins with younger voters, Democrats are awfully gray at the top.

A second woman has come forward with accusations of sexual assault against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax. This follows days of turmoil for the state's top officials.

Australian researchers say they are concerned about the future of scientific collaboration with the United States after its sudden withdrawal of funding for some of the country's top universities.

Two new congressional reports criticizing the national effort to prevent cargo containers from being used by terrorists will be released Thursday. Members of Congress and outside experts say too many security gaps in the container-shipping industry remain, including lack of enforcement of existing security programs.

The State Board of Equalization on Monday gave one final confirmation of Oklahoma’s fiscal year 2021 budget amount.Lawmakers officially had $6.65 billion…

A panel led by Gov. Kevin Stitt determined Friday that Oklahoma lawmakers will have about $2 billion more to spend in next year’s budget than they did in the current one.

Families can get blindsided by risky behavior with money, sometimes even before a diagnosis. Having tough conversations and setting up guardrails in advance can help prevent disaster.