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California is drenched and its mountains are piled high with snow amid a still-unfolding winter of storms that was unimaginable just a few months ago.

A new U.N. report finds that "more than two-thirds" of those who died were victims of extrajudicial killings by the Taliban or its affiliates.

Prosecutors say they will file criminal charges against Pacific Gas & Electric over its role in a Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes.

The state of Wyoming is moving forward to build or expand several reservoirs on the Green River, a main branch of the Colorado River. This would help ranchers prepare for worsening droughts as climate change escalates.

California’s wildfires have already made plenty of news this summer and the worst may be yet to come.

The Dixie Fire tore through Greenville on Wednesday evening, destroying businesses and homes in the community that dates to the Gold Rush.

Some ecosystems have already been irreversibly altered, scientists say. And climate change is wreaking havoc on human health.

The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in Oregon to ask for wildfire crews from outside the Pacific Northwest to prepare for additional blazes.

Teviston is home to some 700 people, mostly farmworkers. Since early June, residents have been forced to use stored and bottled water after the pump in the town's only functioning well broke down.

Biathlon is the only Winter Olympics sport in which the U.S. hasn't won a medal. Innovations since the last games have Americans hoping to break through in the skiing and target shooting event.