US soldiers and airmen helped clean up Venice after the historic city was hit by the worst flooding in 53 years

Youtube/chave1981 Water levels in the Italian city of Venice reach 187 centimeters (six feet two inches) — the highest in over 50 years, according to The Associated Press. The Mayor of Venice attributed this year's particularly severe f.....»»

Four years after some parts of the United States were hit by the worst drought levels in over 1,000 years, America is almost entirely drought-free, with levels at a two-decade low. The new data show........»»

Although 2020 was the worst year for gun violence in America in decades, with both deaths and injuries soaring, other types of violent crime have declined in recent years. This continues a trend of........»»

REAL ESTATE MATTERS | Cheaper homes have all but disappeared in recent years because of a lack of homes for sale, mortgage-interest rates at or near historic lows and a pandemic that sent city dwellers to the suburbs and beyond......»»

El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rate in February. It was as high as in some years during the Great Depression......»»

The Milwaukee Preservation Alliance is mounting a new push to redevelop the historic chapel and theater buildings in the Milwaukee Soldiers Home two years after a last attempt fizzled......»»

As the Buffalo Bills make their first playoffs run in 25 years, Oxford Pennant hung larger-than-life pennants over the city to cheer on the team. Brett Mikoll and Dave Horesh, the cofounders of Oxford Pennant, standin.....»»

The biggest snowstorm in more than 40 years dumped 20 inches of snow on the Spanish capital city, which remained partially paralyzed on Monday......»»

Expertise helped of a busy New York City subway tunnel linking the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg to Manhattan, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as he announced that trains would resume... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

How bad has it been for the stock market in the first three months of 2020? It has been historic, in a word; but returns are almost certain to improve over the longer term despite the current pain, if history is any guide......»»

The U.S. stock-market rally is starting to unravel, with a period of historic gains coming to a screeching halt, as fears the coronavirus epidemic may reach America rattles Wall Street......»»

The U.S. stock market rally is starting to unravel, with a period of historic gains coming to a screeching halt, as fears the coronavirus epidemic may reach America rattles Wall Street......»»

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday, helped by a slate of positive earnings, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials logged their worst session in two years on worries over the worldwide spread of the virus......»»

Luigi Costantini/AP A new wave of high water hit Venice on December 23, piling on to the damage from flooding that has troubled the city throughout the year.  Venice's mayor reportedly said that the unu.....»»

A year-end rally in global equity markets extended gains on Friday, helped by data showing relatively strong U.S. growth, while sterling headed toward its worst week in more than two years on concerns over how Britain will leave the European Union......»»

Victory Brewing Co. plans to open a new brewery and tap room in 14,000 square feet at 1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, marking its first foray into Philadelphia. Established 23 years ago in Downingtown, Victory Brewing helped establish the local craft.....»»

Over the next 100 years, rapid sea level rise will change the landscape of the U.S. and increase the risk of severe flooding for thousands of households. According to the worst-case scenario in a........»»

Two years ago, Cambridge, Mass., adopted ambitious net-zero energy standards for the construction and renovation of city-owne.....»»

It’s been seven years since Hurricane Sandy caused extensive flooding in the New York metro region, and progress on resiliency since then has been slow. One city planning study called “Resilient Neighborhoods” ha.....»»

After years of toiling at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to get the state’s offshore-wind sector up and running, he's now in the position to build upon what he helped create......»»