The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break?

“The health and safety of our staff and inmate population is our highest priority,” Haney said.

Proximity to major job centers elsewhere in the Dallas-Fort Worth region has played a key role in the county’s growth, Kaufman Mayor Jeff Jordan said. A good chunk of the county’s residents ...

The group works to protect the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, a major water source for the region. Tom Glass with Lee County Conservatives said state leaders are pushing for more water development but ...

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in six states during the remainder of 2025. Through March 20, three ...

The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each homicide occurred. The chart below shows how the number of homicides reported in recent years ...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported Tuesday morning that water and water pressure has been restored at the ...

There were protests, arrests, the departure of the school’s president. Then, a new administration arrived in Washington. By Liam Stack and Katherine Rosman During New York City’s darkest ...

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Pakistani insurgents attacked a passenger train in a tunnel and claimed to take over 100 hostages on Tuesday, as authorities ...

Loss of grasslands habitat and a prolonged drought affecting the wetlands of the Great Plains’ prairie pothole region have taken a toll. Among all waterfowl, numbers are down 20% since 2014, the ...