The rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing to retrieve once-inaccessible reservoirs of oil and gas could put pressure on already-stressed water resources from the suburbs of Fort Worth to western Colorado, ... Read more
Twenty million people in the north African Sahel region are experiencing “serious” food shortages, aid workers said Wednesday. The crisis has engulfed 4.3 million Malians, including those ... Read more
CAIRO — In the tiny village of Nagaa al-Khalasab on the outskirts of the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan, the parents of 11-month-old Butheyna Ali Khalil have struggled to acquire medicine to treat her ... Read more
QALYUBEYA, Egypt — A fuel shortage has helped send food prices soaring. Electricity is blacking out even before the summer. And gas-line gunfights have killed at least five people and wounded dozens over ... Read more
WASHINGTON — One of the biggest threats to the success of President Obama’s health care law comes from shortages of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. But a 15-member commission ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Grappling with severe fuel shortages and winter temperatures that drop below freezing, Syrians are spending hours in line every day for gasoline or a few loaves of bread at soaring prices as ... Read more
A new type of flu vaccine won regulatory approval on Wednesday, and its manufacturer said that limited supplies are expected to be available this winter. The vaccine, developed by a small company ... Read more