Lightning struck a massive redwood tree in a Santa Rosa neighborhood early Friday morning. A church had to be red-tagged and ...

As he was dipping a muscled toe into Hollywood in the 1970s, Chuck Norris went for elocution lessons. They didn’t show. If his voice could be heard above exploding buildings, vehicle pile-ups and ...

The fighting continues in the Middle East, and oil’s back on the move, as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s five-day deadline for resolving differences with Iran. That’s the backdrop for ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Fifty years ago, in a small San Francisco office above a fast-food restaurant, a ...

The man accused of stealing sensitive social security data didn’t just potentially commit a massive security breach that could affect millions of Americans—he also has a serious conflict of interest.

Reporter Paul Linnman and photographer Doug Brazil visited the Oregon Coast on November 12, 1970 during what eventually became known as the Exploding Whale Incident. (KATU) FLORENCE, Ore. (Amazing ...

Starting in June, the Municipal Building in Lower Manhattan will offer free visits to its cupola. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. We’ll take in the view from the Municipal Building, where ...

California is home to some of the tallest buildings on the West Coast, with two towers rising more than 1,000 feet above downtown Los Angeles and San Francisco. While California’s seismic activity and ...

In 1956, Frank Lloyd Wright designed The Illinois — intended to be the world’s first mile-high skyscraper. Stretching to 528 stories, and with parking for 15,000 cars and 100 helicopters, The Illinois ...