Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate

Alabama is marking the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting ...

Whitecaps beat the Timbers 4-1 in a Cascadia Cup rivalry match

Brian White scored twice and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the rival Portland Timbers 4-1 on Saturday night in a Cascadia cup rivalry match. Sebastian Berhalter and Tristan Blackmon also scored ...

AI is spurring a big expansion of high-voltage power lines. Landowners and locals are fighting back

Bigger and bigger data centers are leading to proposals for massive electric power transmission lines, sometimes across hundreds of miles. These high-voltage power lines cost tens of billions of dolla ...

Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both

As the Iran war widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be water – not oil. Much of the Gulf’s drinking supply comes from desalination plants ...

USA rout Britain after nervy start in World Baseball Classic

A Kyle Schwarber homer and a five-run fifth inning helped the United States overpower Great Britain 9-1 in the World Baseball ...