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Work continues to clean up Lake Lure nearly eight months after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina. Crews could be seen removing sediment and debris from the lake on Thursday.

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There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.

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Colorful, fast and acrobatic, dragonflies are a pretty sight when you spot them in nature. They're also invaluable indicators of mercury pollution.

The Dragonfly Mercury Project is studying dragonflies to determine amount of mercury in national park habitats. The project ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church ...

The papal conclave at the Vatican that will decide the next pope after the death of Pope Francis has the world watching livestreams of the thing that will tell us what's going on: a chimney.