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A moderately strong, 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Texas on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck West Texas near Pecos, marking one of the strongest quakes in Texas history.

A 5.0, 3.8 and two 2.6 magnitude earthquakes were reported Friday night in Toyah, Texas, which is in Reeves County.

Dairy Queen locations across Texas are listed on an online auction site, which claims they are shutting down. Here's where ...

Residents in several southern states were found to spend the highest percentage of their income on groceries, according to a ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have been particularly lethal in parts of California where landscape, climate, ...

Another winter storm has been forecast to impact the U.S. this weekend, with the potential to bring inclement weather from Texas and the Midwest to the Northeast.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for the Willamette Valley for snow and ice Thursday and Friday.

The United States has officially updated its maps to Gulf of America. Google has renamed the Gulf of Mexico for some users.

Apple has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps after an order by President Donald Trump ...