Free blacks and fugitive slaves flocked to the great cities of the North, and Philadelphia shone ... repression which soon followed in the American South. The failed attempts of Gabriel's ...

Parts of the world will see a special annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse. Other areas will see a partial eclipse.

Millions of homes and businesses remain without power across the Southeast as the region reels from the aftermath of ...

Officials said Sunday they're waiting to release information about deaths because residents still lack phone access.

North America is the third largest continent in the world. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere. The north of the continent is within the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer passes through ...

Scientists have quantified how much more fire-prone South America has become in recent decades, as several parts of the ...

More than 75 cities in 30 countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean are connected by Copa Airlines. (Photo via iStock / Getty Images Plus/anouchka). South America is a nature ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead. This coming week includes a naked-eye comet ...

Intense wildfires in Canada have sparked pollution alerts across swathes of North America as smoke is blown south along the continent's east coast. Toronto, Ottawa, New York and Washington DC are ...

At least 30 people have died in just one North Carolina county after a weekend of historic flooding from Hurricane Helene ...

The number of days per year that are simultaneously extremely hot, dry, and have a high fire risk have as much as tripled ...