Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It's an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

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About 45,000 dock workers at ports from Maine to Texas are scheduled to walk off the job on Tuesday for the first time since ...

There are fewer tents on San Francisco sidewalks. The city has ramped up enforcement of anti-camping laws, and police are ...

On Tuesday, voters will see Tim Walz and JD Vance on stage as they face off in the first and only vice presidential debate.

Pennsylvania is shown to be a tight race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Michael Roukous, 29, was from the Jefferson County town of Dexter and had recently moved to South Carolina to work as an ...

On July 10, the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl arrived in the North Country. A deluge of between four and six inches of ...

In the American West, white glaciers and snow fields are outnumbered by long-overlooked "rock glaciers." The rock covering these vast hunks of ice makes them far less affected by warming temperatures.

Israeli commandos are currently conducting a raid inside southern Lebanon, and there are indications that Israel may send more forces into the area, a senior U.S. official told NPR.

Amazon India says it ensures breaks and worker safety, but workers tell NPR they're pressured not to stop for water or to use ...