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When Colorado high school student Isabel Castaneda checked her final grades for the International Baccalaureate program in July, she was shocked. Despite being one of the top-ranking students in her…

A house with a white picket fence in the verdant suburbs has long been an American dream. It could also be a major hurdle for US chances of cutting climate-warming…

Aziz Mustaffa used to collect turtles' eggs from a Malaysian beach and sell them. But nowadays, he makes a living as a ranger protecting the creatures' nesting sites. His transformation…

Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published on Monday that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime.…

Facing bad polls, US president slings mud as opponent’s status rises US President Donald Trump assailed likely opponent Joe Biden as "not competent" to lead the US, speaking as polls…

Afghans shared accounts of violence linked to the Taliban on social media with the hashtag phrase "don't redeem the Taliban" as anxiety grows about the US withdrawing troops and attempting…

Iran on Monday executed a former translator convicted of spying on its forces for the US and Israel, including help to locate a top Iranian general killed later in a…

People fleeing town, widespread joblessness, a rising crime rate: The coronavirus pandemic has plunged New York into crisis, deeply concerning for many, but for others a chance for this famously…