The clock is ticking in a legal battle over a Minnesota mining project that campaigners warn could inflict catastrophic damage on Lake Superior and nearby communities. The Minnesota Court of Appeals ...

In the late summer of 1962, poet Robert Frost was invited to visit the Soviet Union. During the visit, he read at a Moscow library. The poem he chose was “Mending Wall,” which is ostensibly about two ...

How would we like it if Canada decided to build a wall across its border with the United States? Any national wall, anywhere, will eventually be hated. If President Donald Trump has his way, Mexicans ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often ...

Q. Can you tell me how to build a retaining wall? Are retaining wall blocks a good choice? What critical things do I need to know so that I don't have a collapse or other failure in the years to come?

SALISBURY – There’s been little rest over the past two weeks for teams at “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and Superior Walls of North Carolina. Both crews were busy last week on a project home in ...