“Most of our patients coming for elective work come in through here,” Dr. Hasan Hashmi says as he stands in a hospital waiting room that is completely empty. No patients seeking elective work are in sight nor are any staffers behind the receptioni...

It’s that time of year when we look back at what was and give serious thought to what we need to do to become better people in the year ahead. Which, come to think of it, probably explains why we drink so heavily on New Year’s Eve. Either directio...

Travis Koscheski has driven dangerously close to a tornado before, decades ago when he rode through east Texas, but it wasn't as bad as this one. The 50-year-old Walmart employee was sitting in his living room Saturday night, at the Landmark at La...

Nearly 200 countries signed a historic agreement to combat climate change last Saturday during the global climate summit in Paris. To achieve that goal would mean a massive slow-down of carbon emissions, climate scientists warn, an effective "de-c...

The black specks that appear to grow out of Elida Lopez's driveway have the distinct look of the industrial waste. And, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, they probably are. These squared off chunks of rubber, called battery ca...

Back in 1977, ExxonMobil's senior scientist told the company's management committee that humans are probably causing the planet to warm through all our burning of fossil fuels. Months later, Exxon launched a massive program to further examine...