Towering snow ghosts guarded the entrance of the canyon, where in the distance the first hound’s musical howls were fading in the timber. This dog’s excited chant had broken the early...

Authorities say a van slid over the edge of a Grand Canyon National Park embankment, but the vehicle's six passengers got out before emergency workers arrived and no life-threatening injuries were...

Officials say explosions in central Iraq have killed 18 people and wounded the governor of Anbar province. Police say two bombs exploded in Ramadi (rah-MAH'-dee) and that the governor was inspecting...

Authorities say a van slid over the edge of an embankment in Grand Canyon National Park, but the vehicle's six passengers were able to get out before emergency crews arrived and no life-threatening...

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling a joint statement from Commonwealth countries more evidence that momentum is building for next month's climate change summit. During a meeting in Trinidad,...

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say a man's body has been found 200 feet below the canyon's South Rim. Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge says the park's communication center began getting...

Environmental groups are suing the federal Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen north of the Grand Canyon. Canadian mining firm Denison Mines Corp. received...

Environmental groups have given notice that they'll sue the federal Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen near the Grand Canyon. Canadian mining company...

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to halt new mining claims on 1 million acres of land around the Grand Canyon comes with a fundamental change in how the U.S. Forest Service does business...

An 18-year-old who was among a group of eight hikers that had run out of water at the Grand Canyon has died. The National Park Service says rafters on the river were flagged down by a hiking group...