The Hanford Site is America's most contaminated nuclear location. See photos of its long, toxic past.
Experts have said the Hanford Site in Washington is an underground Chernobyl waiting to happen. Here's what the most toxic area in America is like.
James Pasley
Every Kennedy family tragedy that's fueled the idea of a 'Kennedy curse'
The Kennedys' history has been marred by tragedies, including two assassinations, four plane crashes, a skiing accident, and a botched lobotomy.
A look inside Jackie Kennedy Onassis' luxurious homes, from sprawling estates to full-floor apartments
Since she was young, Jackie Kennedy Onassis lived in some of the grandest houses in the US, including New York apartments and East Coast mansions.
Vintage photos taken by the EPA reveal what American cities looked like before pollution was regulated
Before the EPA, the US environment was not federally protected. Photos show cities including Baltimore, Denver, and Los Angeles before regulations limited the damage.
The horrific true story behind the 1969 Manson Family murders that changed America forever
In 1969, seven brutal murders, ordered by cult leader Charles Manson, shocked the nation. Here's what really happened.
The wild life of Alexey Navalny, who challenged Putin and appears to have died in prison
Alexey Navalny, who died in prison, had been a thorn in Putin's side for 15 years as an anti-corruption blogger and later an independent politician.
Egypt is trying to make Cairo look like Dubai. It's taken 10 years and cost $58 billion.
Cairo's 'City of the Dead' has been razed by the Egyptian government, which is undertaking a massive modern development project.
Vintage photos show Central Park's Hooverville, a shanty town surrounded by skyscrapers, built by the homeless for the homeless during the Great Depression
Hoovervilles sprouted up across the US during the Great Depression. One in Central Park was also called "Hoover Valley" or "Forgotten Men's Gulch."
Inside Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbor, a floating village once home to 150,000 people that has faded into history
Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbor was once home to around 150,000 residents known as "the floating people."
There are an estimated 3,400 Komodo dragons left in the wild, living on 5 islands dubbed Indonesia's 'Jurassic Park'
Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizard, are only found in one remote area in Southeast Asia across several volcanic islands.
Climate change is pushing an Indigenous community in Panama off their island home
Rising sea levels have caused harsher storms and tougher living conditions on the island of Carti Sugtupu.
Here are the most common ways sharks attack and how to survive — and avoid — them
If you see a shark, get out of the water. If you can't, your best bet is to fight back with whatever you have and to aim for the shark's gill or eyes.
Inside Operation Barrel Roll, a covert US military campaign that dropped 2 million tons of bombs on Laos over 9 years
The bombings killed 200,000 people, about 10% of the country's population. The campaign made Laos the most bombed country per capita in history.
Here's what different countries feed their troops, from kimchi to dried cappuccino to pizza with a three-year shelf life
US soldiers get a pizza with a three year shelf-life, Korean soldiers get kimchi, and Italian soldiers get a shot of alcohol.
18 times US presidents told lies, from secret affairs to health issues to reasons for going to war
From Richard Nixon claiming innocence in the Watergate scandal to John F. Kennedy lying about a cold, here are 18 times presidents told a lie.
How Arnold Schwarzenegger went from life on a farm in Austria to becoming a world-famous bodybuilder, actor, and politician
Arnold Schwarzenegger got his start in bodybuilding before conquering Hollywood, marrying into the Kennedy family, and serving as governor.
How Clarence Thomas went from a left-wing Black radical to one of the Supreme Court's most conservative judges
Over his lengthy tenure, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has voted conservatively on issues of race, guns, welfare, and abortion.
12 famous people who didn't leave a will, including Picasso and Prince
Bob Marley, who purposefully didn't leave a will after being diagnosed with cancer, told his son shortly before he died, "Money can't buy life."
How a botched lobotomy on a member of the Kennedy family may have led to the creation of the Special Olympics
Some believe her sister's failed lobotomy inspired Eunice Shriver to champion people with disabilities, though Shriver claimed her sister had nothing to do with it.
How J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's first and longest director of the FBI, used controversial methods to turn the agency into one of the most efficient investigative forces in the world
At the helm of the FBI, Hoover used secret surveillance and illegal methods to wage a decades-long war on communists, Black people, and homosexuals.