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A cemetery in Sugar Land, Texas, forces city to confront its history

A new podcast from The Texas Newsroom explores the discovery of a cemetery in Sugar Land, Texas.

A selective peek at the attractions Hollywood has in store between now and Labor Day.

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a $3 billion package of incentives to encourage Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn, which has had a presence in southern China, to build a factory in the state.

Despite Fiscal Warning, Wisconsin Plans To Move Ahead With Foxconn Deal

An estimate from the Wisconsin Legislature's nonpartisan budget office found that the state wouldn't break even on incentives for the Taiwanese tech company until 2043.

Climate conference attendees in Bonn, Germany, see a representation of Earth's climate trends.

As Climate Negotiators Debate Nations' Pledges, Scientists Worry It's Not Enough

Delegates to the annual international climate meeting held by the U.N. are struggling to forge a unified approach to slowing climate change. Meanwhile, emissions of greenhouse gases keep rising.

The U.S. rate of gun homicides and other crimes fell after 1993, according to two studies released Tuesday. But a survey showed that only 12 percent of Americans said they felt gun homicides had fallen.

Rate Of U.S. Gun Violence Has Fallen Since 1993, Study Says

The United States has seen a drop in the rate of homicides and other violence involving guns in the past 20 years, according to a Pew Research Center study released Tuesday.

Police in Chengdu, China, announced a "virtual combat exercise" over the weekend, which coincides with a planned protest authorities hope to thwart.

To Silence Discontent, Chinese Officials Alter Workweek

After local authorities got word of a planned environmental protest in the southwestern city of Chengdu, they decided to make Saturday a workday. Security personnel, meanwhile, converged on the city center in a display of force.

In Paris Recording, Guitarist Wes Montgomery Shows His Head For Melody

A new reissue catches Montgomery's quartet on their 1965 European tour. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the compilations are elegant and complicated, and you can hear Coltrane's influence throughout.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks Thursday during his annual news conference in Moscow. During the four-hour session, the longtime Russian leader called the U.S. impeachment process "far-fetched," making the prediction that Donald Trump will be acquitted in the Senate.

Vladimir Putin Backs Trump, Calling Impeachment Charges 'Completely Made Up'

The Russian president said so Thursday during his annual marathon news conference in Moscow. During the year-end event, Putin also suggested that Russia's presidential term limits "could be removed."

Satellite images show the effects of a prolonged warm spell on Eagle Island, in the far north of the Antarctic Peninsula, NASA says. An inch of snowpack melted in just one day, the agency says. The blue areas in snow on the right are ponds of melted water.

'Antarctica Melts,' NASA Says, Showing Effects Of A Record Warm Spell

Taken just nine days apart, two images illustrate the impact a recent warm period had on the Antarctic Peninsula. NASA says such warmth "has become more common in recent years."

Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the MTA's facilities in Queens.

1 in every 8 NYers may have had COVID-19, testing shows

Nearly one in every eight New Yorkers may have contracted the coronavirus, according to preliminary results from a series of antibody tests conducted by...

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