As Hurricane Florence threatens to wreak havoc on the East Coast, zoos across the region are taking extra precautions to protect some of their most endangered animals.

Zoos along the East Coast are taking extra steps to protect their most prized possessions from the wrath of Hurricane Florence.

Former National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner on Thursday was sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to leaking a classified report with information on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election.

Former National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner is sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to leaking a classified report with information on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election

Aviation pioneers are developing a new way to soar through skies using electric-powered planes as a way to battle rising jet fuel prices.

As the cost of jet fuel continues to rise, the race to design electric powered planes for the commercial market is taking off. More than a dozen companies are designing the 'eco-friendly' aircraft, but Zunum Aero in Illinois says they aim to be the first.

After a bloody Chicago weekend that left a dozen dead and another 62 wounded, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is facing a mounting political crisis -- with his rivals emboldened as they aim to unseat him in the looming mayoral election.

Several of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 10 challengers slammed the prominent Democrat for the city's soaring crime and blamed him for everything from an understaffed police force to a lack of investment in Chicago's economically downtrodden neighborhoods.

Traveling to Europe this summer? Get ready to sweat. Temperatures across the continent are putting records to the test as a heat wave takes hold

Broken brick, mangled wire and flooded shells of destroyed buildings are all that is left of the lumber mill built in the 1890s. Ferguson, S.C., is one of dozens of ghost towns across the state quickly fading away due to increasingly wet climates.