The population is spread out among 3.8 million square miles across 50 states, yet nearly one-third of Americans live in just three states: California, Texas and New York.

"It is always a concern, when you live in an area that it is so open, that you could have a fire erupt at any point," said Corinne Beshara.

In many parts of the world land is moving down faster than the sea itself is going up', explained the lead author of the ...

A second measles-related death was reported out of New Mexico this week. Here's where measles cases have been reported in the U.S. this year.

Governor Newsom ordered the updated maps to address the "new reality of extremes" in California's wildfire landscape. The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building ...