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A Cold War Era Dispute Between Venezuela and Guyana Complicates U.S. Relations

Venezuela’s claim to most of Guyana’s territory has been made against leftists and by leftists. It’s been about colonialism, nationalism, Cold War and oil, and...

Ufologist Claims to Show Mummified Alien Specimens to Mexico's Congress

In a jaw-dropping presentation, a self-proclaimed ufologist showed members of Congress what he claimed were two mummified specimens of extraterrestrial beings.

U.S. Nurse and Her Child Released by Kidnappers in Haiti

The abduction came as gang violence has begun cresting in Haiti and an international force may be headed to the Caribbean island nation to address...

Scramble to See Mauna Loa Eruption Reveals Fissures on Hawaii’s Big Island

The slow-moving lava flow from Mauna Loa’s rare eruption is drawing excited tourists, while drawing out long-simmering cultural tensions.

Cherokees Ask U.S. to Make Good on a 187-Year-Old Promise, for a Start

The demand that Congress honor a treaty and seat a nonvoting delegate comes amid growing clashes over sovereignty and a tight race for Oklahoma’s governor,...

How New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire Set Off a Drinking Water Crisis

In a community ravaged by fire, floods and contaminated drinking water, residents wonder, ‘What’s next?’ And who will pick up the bill?

As Alaska Warms, Fires Burn Over (and Under) More Wild Land

Lightning storms, drought and thawing tundra are making fires more destructive. In the vast wilderness, firefighting is a major challenge.

Gabino Iglesias, a Writer of Noir, Explores the Texas Underworld

Iglesias arrived in Austin with $236 to his name. After being told his name had “too many vowels” for him to find success, he’s on...

New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire Was a Prescribed Burn. What Are Victims Owed?

Two prescribed burns got out of control, becoming New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. But experts say it’s necessary to thin forests in a region primed...

Bodies Pulled From Parched Lake Mead Stir Wise-Guy Ghosts of Las Vegas

As climate change fuels grim discoveries across the West, Las Vegas is awash in bets on the identity of a suspected murder victim dumped in...
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