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Abuzar Madhu, an environmentalist, on the banks of the Ravi River as it crosses the Pakistani city of Lahore. He has been trying to raise awareness of the state of the Ravi River and has led protests against its neglect.

Is a 1960 treaty between Pakistan and India killing the mighty Ravi River?

A water treaty has survived three wars between India and Pakistan. Now the agreement is in trouble, but some say a new is treaty needed for both political and environmental reasons.

A bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the banks of Lake Mead on Aug. 19, 2022. The lake's water levels continue to fall, leading to a grim pattern for local authorities: the discovery of human remains.

A fisherman went missing in 1998. Now his remains at Lake Mead have been identified

Las Vegas resident Claude Russell Pensinger disappeared while fishing in the reservoir. His skeletal remains were one of several sets discovered last year as water levels dropped in a drought.

For some with disabilities, the pandemic raised fears they couldn't get medical care they need. Now, groups are saying California's assisted suicide law devalues their lives too and have filed a lawsuit.

Disability groups claim California's assisted suicide law discriminates against them

A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.

What went wrong at Silicon Valley Bank? The Fed is set to release a postmortem report

The Federal Reserve and the FDIC are set to report Friday on their oversight of two failed banks. The banks' collapse six weeks ago rocked credit markets and raised the risk of recession.

After more than 1,100 minor league games, Drew Maggi of the Pittsburgh Pirates made his Major League debut on Wednesday.

He played more than 1,100 minor league games, and finally made an emotional MLB debut

The picture of a baseball journeyman, Drew Maggi had seen 4,500 plate appearances in places like Charleston, Tulsa, Little Rock and Altoona, Pa., before finally getting his big-league shot Wednesday.

How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S.

Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. Her new book is These are the Plunderers.

Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes arrives at the Robert F. Peckham U.S. Federal Court on June 28, 2019, in San Jose, Calif.

Elizabeth Holmes' prison sentence has been delayed

The founder of the failed blood-testing startup Theranos will not begin her 11-year prison term on Thursday as expected due to an automatic delay triggered by her filing an appeal.

Cars line-up to enter Walt Disney World on February 08, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, claiming 'government retaliation'

Moments after a board appointed by the governor voted to invalidate Disney's development deal, the company filed a 77-page lawsuit in federal court.

The Texas Department of Agriculture has handed down a new dress code for its employees — mandating they follow with it in a "manner consistent with their biological gender." Here in this Dec. 30, 2016, file photo, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller waves as he arrives at Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump's transition team in Palm Beach, Fla.

Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender'

Under a new dress code issued by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, department employees are expected to comply "in a manner consistent with their biological gender."

People wait in line at a walk-up vaccination site in Washington, DC, in November 2021.

What lessons have we learned from the COVID pandemic?

The nonpartisan Covid Crisis Group has released its investigative report, titled "Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report." This is what it found.

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