Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

In the American West, white glaciers and snow fields are outnumbered by long-overlooked “rock glaciers.” The rock covering ...

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Two federal programs that helped federal student loan borrowers ease back into payments are ending. It will have the biggest ...

At least 120 people across several states are reported dead. Officials warned that rebuilding from the widespread loss of ...

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Vice President Harris made her comments during a wide-ranging conversation with former NBA stars Stephen Jackson and Matt ...

There are fewer tents on San Francisco sidewalks. The city has ramped up enforcement of anti-camping laws, and police are ...

Shackled and dressed in khaki prison garb at a hearing in West Palm Beach, Fla., Routh also requested a jury trial. He faces ...

Israeli commandos are currently conducting a raid inside southern Lebanon, and there are indications that Israel may send ...