By the banks of the Asi Stream in northern Israel last Friday, a very special and one-of-a kind event took place in the warm ...

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The U.S. Geological Survey calls amphibian declines “a global phenomenon” and one that's been underway in the U.S. since at ...

United Way Worldwide and a group of foundations launched a new award Tuesday for “civic bravery,” which includes grants of up ...

Tribal lender Minto Money has boosted the economy of its Alaska town. But some tribal members are appalled by the millions it’s made off desperate borrowers — much of which, lawsuits allege, has gone ...

More police officers could soon be downtown, along with more efforts to rehouse homeless people as part of a public-private ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order to phase out paper checks in favor of electronic payments starting Sept 30.

A new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found nearly half of America's states are on the brink of a caregiving emergency.

If we don’t do something — not just anything, but the right things — then what we’re going to see is continuing escalation,” ...

Rikers Island is a humanitarian crisis, especially for those with severe mental illness. Instead of offering care, the jail ...

A community effort is assisting the homeless person at the center of controversial Dunkirk Common Council comments. Several people emailed the OBSERVER to notify the newspaper that Melissa Barnes was ...

For the last few months, eighth-graders in Northern Michigan Christian School have been tasked with putting their faith in ...