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Authorities are closing a dump on the outskirts of Brasilia. Some 2,000 trash-pickers, who sort and sell recyclables, depend on the dump for their livelihoods — despite the risk of disease and injury.

Investigators said inspections of trash compactors from Walmart stores over the last six years found dozens of items classified as either hazardous waste or customer records with personal information.

March Madness is set! The men's and women's collegiate basketball brackets were unveiled on Sunday. We discuss the surprises and who didn't make the cut.

The remnants of Hurricane Ida are causing problems far from where it came ashore in Louisiana. In New York City, a deluge of water closed all but one subway line. Surrounding areas had major flooding.

Very few insurers around the country are offering top-of-the-line platinum insurance plans. Policymakers predicted less expensive but more restrictive bronze and silver plans would prove more popular than high-end options, and it looks like insurance companies think so, too.

The N.Y. Islanders are playing their last games on New York's Long Island. They leave the aging Nassau Coliseum for new digs in Brooklyn after the Stanley Cup, and some fans are already in mourning.

If you're wondering why you are only crawling on southbound or northbound Interstate 75 near Wesley Chapel - or really anywhere along that highway around…

For years, Rome's trash collection has been handled by organized crime. After a purge of corrupt contracts, it is dealing with a garbage crisis. Steve Inskeep talks to reporter Barbie Latza Nadeau.

Despite Tokyo's assurances that it will not pose a threat to people or the environment, the decision has been criticized by the local fishing community, environmental groups and Japan's neighbors.

It wasn't happy hour, but the beer was flowing on southbound Interstate 75 when a Budweiser truck overturned.The Florida Highway Patrol says beer cans…

In a bid to get out of bankruptcy, United Airlines is expected to off-load its pension plans on the federal government's Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. Most United workers will receive something close to the same benefits they were expecting. Many high-earners will get substantially less.

Victor Edalia turned a trash dump into a farm. He hoped to earn extra income but decided to give away free produce during the pandemic. Now hundreds of needy families enjoy his harvest.

WHO says there's strong evidence that excessive sugar is bad for us. So it's recommending that we cut back significantly.

Hurricane Sally is forecast to dump massive amounts of rain and produce dangerous storm surge as it inches toward the northern Gulf Coast.

Two Florida counties this week switched contractors hired to handle health care at their county jails. The Volusia County Commission on Thursday dumped...

Southern States not used to a lot of snow are dealing with winter storm Cora which is causing cancellations, power outages and traffic snarls.

Over the weekend, Yahoo announced it would buy employees the smartphone of their choice as long as it is not a BlackBerry. It will pick up the tab --- with a data plan — for the brand new iPhone 5 and the yet-to-be-released Windows Phone 8.

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer's team won the bowl, and ten thousand dollars went to charity after the event.

Tropical Storm Nestor made a powerful arrival Friday night and early Saturday, producing tornadoes along with heavy downpours and gusty winds that knocked…

Growing public support for the Affordable Care Act seems to be at odds with the GOP's plans to repeal and replace it.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday warned “policymakers” about problems with COVID-19 data collected and published by the state and said he directed the…

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has already discussed a 10-year contract extension with Duke Energy to “ensure reliable service and build the substantial capital plan required for municipal electric utility acquisition and operation.”

Severe weather could impact hundreds of millions of Americans.

The entire fracking process creates waste, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. And a lot of the activity is concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife species.

The company had first said it would cancel the series after the 2018 season, then suspended filming of those episodes and now has fired Spacey.