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The Flint water plant tower is seen on Jan. 6, 2022, in Flint, Mich.

A Michigan judge drops felony charges against 7 people in Flint water scandal

The dismissal for 7 people was significant but not a surprise after the Michigan Supreme Court earlier said a different judge acting as a one-person grand jury had no authority to issue indictments.

A Navy file photo shows T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, USNS Bowditch. The Navy says the ship's mission includes oceanographic sampling and data collection and the handling, monitoring and servicing of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), among other things.

China Seizes U.S. Underwater Drone From International Waters, Pentagon Says

U.S. officials say an unmanned underwater vehicle was seized by a Chinese ship on Thursday, about 50 nautical miles from the Philippines, before the Navy ship operating the drone could retrieve it.

A man survived a harrowing ordeal in open water as Hurricane Milton passed nearby, spending the night clinging to a large cooler before being rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter crew some 30 miles from shore.

'We were ecstatic': Coast Guard rescues a man clinging to a cooler in open water

"We couldn't believe it, honestly, that he was OK," a pilot said as he described finding a man who spent the night of Hurricane Milton's landfall 30 miles from land.

Residents wash their hands at a station set up by Shining Hope for Communities in Kibera, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where running water is scarce.

How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

One of the top pieces of advice is: Wash your hands to prevent infection. But millions of people don't have access to running water.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Explores The Tension Between Escape, Family In 'The Water Dancer'

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new novel, The Water Dancer.

A small stream runs through the dried, cracked earth of a former wetland near Tulelake, Calif., on June 9, 2021. Southern California's gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring some 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as drought continues to plague the state.

California cracks down on water use as it sees its most severe drought ever

Water departments had the option to choose between an outdoor watering limit of one day per week or by volume of water used.

The UCLA campus was flooded last week after a 30-inch water main broke. The city of Los Angeles is on a 300-year replacement plan for its water system.

If A Water Main Isn't Broke, Don't Fix It (For 300 Years?)

Recent water-related problems in Los Angeles and Ohio have put a focus on infrastructure. Many of the pipes in the U.S. are more than 100 years old and may not be replaced for another 100 years.

Why Many In The Great Lakes Region Can't Afford Basic Drinking Water

The Great Lakes are one of the world's largest sources of fresh water. But an investigation from American Public Media and Great Lakes Today finds the cost of that water has doubled or tripled.

Babcock Ranch under system-wide boil water alert after main break

A water main break has prompted a boil water notice to be issued at the Babcock Ranch development.

Boil water notice lifted for South Fort Myers area off Winkler Road

Lee County Utilities has rescinded a precautionary Boil Water Notice to an estimated 580 residences in South Fort Myers off Winkler Road.Bacterial testing has shown the drinking water is safe and residents may now resume usual use of their water without the need to boil it.

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