Ghost Town

Welcome to 'Limbo' on steroids.

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. CARBONDALE, Ill. — I grew up off a gravel road near a town of 60 people, a place where cows outnumber people. Southern Illinois University, ju...

by Romain FONSEGRIVESAmerica's ice-climbing epicenter was facing a bleak future, with climate change endangering its water supply, until an unlikely savior came to its rescue: a nearby silver mine.Nestled in the heart of the Rockies, at an altitude of 2,400 meters (7,800 feet), Ouray is famous among...

Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.

President Donald Trump has said immigration crackdowns will begin soon. It's not clear where, but in recent days Chicago has come under the spotlight. Immigrant communities in the city are bracing.

A wildfire raging through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles has consumed homes in the ritzy area, including those belonging to celebrities.

As X struggles under Elon Musk's changes, Bluesky emerges as a platform for real human engagement.

The weird true story of Kid Nation, the Bush-era reality-TV experiment that dropped a bunch of children in the desert—then let the cameras roll. Years later, all of a sudden, the Internet got obsessed.

The Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon. Israel is on alert for retaliation.

It's hard for Cassandra Peterson, known to most as the quick-witted and sexy, antihero Elvira, to narrow down her favorite moments from four decades of live stage shows at Knott's Scary Farm.

The course appeals to millennial and Gen Z students who are increasingly concerned about the climate crisis and continued carbon emissions.

Ten years ago today, Activision published a new shooter from Halo developer Bungie: Destiny. Although 'a shooter' is pe…

MN GOP Chair David Hann told Fox News Digital that Minneapolis has yet to recover from the 2020 George Floyd riots and he placed some of the blame on Gov. Tim Walz.

Stop screaming at your glitchy 2018 LED TV and replace it, already.

California Forever wants to build a sustainable city on farmland in the California Bay Area. The project is mired in environmental controversy.

A big protest marked the beginning of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. But by the end of the week, the mood had changed to focus on the RNC's effect on the local community.

Kevin Jordan thought he would spend his retirement listening to the sound of the sea at his home on the Norfolk coast in eastern England.

Eric Lach on Donald Trump's campaign rally in the Bronx, and the ex-President's bad behavior and offensive remarks at his Manhattan hush-money trial.