Grass Valley looks like someone painted the perfect small town and brought it to life. This Gold Rush community sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills like a jewel in a crown. Historic buildings from the ...

▶ Where to stay: The luxe Chatham Bars Inn makes for an excellent fall getaway spot, with a wooden boardwalk leading to a ...

If Galveston residents love anything more than eating at Shrimp N' Stuff, it's indulging the stingray-size chip on their shoulder when the Houston TV stations start acting weird about the color of the ...

Receive daily cruise news updates directly to your inbox, subscribe here. Check thousands of cruises at competitive prices, with bonus offers! While all eyes may be on Hurricane Erin as she passes ...

Aug. 19 (UPI) --The U.S. Department of the Interior on Tuesday unveiled its long-term schedule for new Alaskan and Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas leases that are part of President Donald Trump's ...

A serving of zacahuil, a huge tamale, which has a long history dating back to the Aztecs, is garnished before being served to customers at El Catrin restaurant. Steve Hamm / Special Contributor La ...

The south Texas coast is expected to see heavy rain over the next few days as a tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico gets ready to move ashore, forecasters with the National ...

bp successfully started up the Argos Southwest Extension project, the first in a series of new projects bp is planning in the Gulf of Mexico between now and the end of the decade that will expand ...

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21% smaller ...

The Gulf of America’s “dead zone” has shrunk significantly this summer, with scientists measuring a hypoxic area of just over 4,400 square miles — roughly a third smaller than last year and far less ...

July 31 (UPI) --The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" -- an area deprived of oxygen -- is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...