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The towering sequoias only grow on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and are among the most ancient living things on Earth.

Two months ahead of the usual fire season, there are dozens of fires in the wilds surrounding Sydney. Some have been due to lightning strikes and other acts of nature. Others are the work of arsonists.

Tulsa City Council's Trash Operations Task Force has a rough draft of the green waste recommendations it will present to the Tulsa Authority for the…

The diplomat, Mohammed Chatah, was a senior aide to former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Chatah was also a critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the militant group Hezbollah that is allied with the Syrian leader. At least five other people were killed and about 70 were injured by Friday's blast.

Lee Baca announced his retirement a month after more than a dozen of his deputies were charged with beating inmates and jail visitors.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that the White House has given approval for the extension, which still must be funded by Congress. However, the decision could lead to a budget crunch down the road.

Samantha Lewthwaite, a British woman whose husband was one of those who attacked London in 2005, isn't being hunted for her rumored connection to this week's attack in Nairobi. She's wanted for another alleged plot from 2011. But witnesses have said a "white woman" was involved in the Kenyan attack.

Williams today announced a pledge of up to $16 million for the development of “A Gathering Place for Tulsa,” becoming the lead corporate donor for the…

If the government shuts down next week, hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be temporarily forced out of their jobs. In 1996, President Clinton sought to highlight the impact of such a shutdown by telling the story of one heroic federal worker.

A man in Churchill, Manitoba, saved his life by using the light from his cellphone to distract an attacking polar bear.