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Children were playing in a common area when floodwaters swept the boy into the pipe

Officials in Maryland say a 13-year-old boy died after getting trapped in a storm drain during heavy rainfall and flooding on the East Coast

The heat dome that has caused temperatures to spike across the East Coast is expected to become less intense by Thursday

Hot weather and rising gas prices will drive up your electricity bill this summer, experts warn.

Passengers were stuck without air conditioning or electricity until a rescue locomotive was sent to pull passengers back

The Brightline West project between southern California and Las Vegas looks like the brightest high-speed rail line now in development.

Amtrak's 160mph Acela trains, due to debut in the next few weeks, will serve the Northeast Corridor, from Washington DC to Boston via New York

In April 2025, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the nation’s first religious charter school could open in Oklahoma. The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would have been funded by taxpayer money but run by a local archdiocese and diocese. Several justices appeared open to the idea…

A massive blaze in a mattress warehouse in Baltimore has been contained to the building after a response including more than 200 firefighters