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These four survivors are asking the U.N. to enforce its own convention, nothing more and nothing less.

The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has raised the question once again of whether post-disaster relief can help build organizations and networks that will create more resilient communities for the …

The day after Jim Butler learned his son had died in Iraq in 2003, a U.S. Army casualty officer showed up at the family's small ranch to explain what …

Former EPA officials have little doubt BP will continue killing and maiming despite record $4.5 billion fine.

Environmentalists say President Obama has more reasons than ever to deny the pipeline, including his renewed focus on tackling climate change.

This may seem far-fetched or even laughable, but the United Nations is planning to take over the Internet.

Ordinary people donated enough money to collectively buy an estimated $5.9 million in bad debt in order to cancel it.

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Dozens of X-ray body scanners purchased for national airports were pulled last month due to allegations that the company falsified reports on its safety. Now it seems that those …

Coal baron Robert Murray recently announced he's laying off 163 of his employees because, he says, President Obama was re-elected, something fishy is going on in Florida's 18th Congressional …