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The Southeastern part of the United States may look green, but it's dry — bone dry. The National Weather Service is calling the dry spell an "exceptional" drought. Cities are towns in the region are taking steps to deal with the conditions.

The giant remittances economy has been expanding for years. Facing tighter regulations, big banks are nixing services that let people send money across borders.

The La Niña climate phenomenon has returned and that could be bad news for the drought-ravaged south central states.

Climate change in the West is luring rainbow trout to higher elevations, where the fish are mating with native cutthroats, genetic evidence shows. Biologists and anglers worry cutthroats could vanish.

Thanks to an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico, water is flowing to 35 million people in both countries along the Colorado River Delta. At least for now.

The latest salvo in a long-standing feud between the San Diego County Water Authority and the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is playing out in a San Francisco court beginning Tuesday.

Joshua Ferris' darkly comic new novel centers on a faith-doubting dentist who finds his identity's been stolen by a strange religious group. Reviewer Michael Schaub calls it stirring and deeply felt.

12 Additional Firefighting Helicopters Arriving Thursday

The U.S. wants to allow imports of fresh beef from Brazil, but the country has a history of foot-and-mouth disease. Imports could lower beef prices, but the deal has American ranchers worried.

The Carlsbad Desalination Plant, now more than 25 percent complete, is on track to begin operation in 2016. It is the largest seawater desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere.