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A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico.

Democrats and civil rights groups in Georgia say Republicans' newly revised political maps still violate the Voting Rights Act. One key issue in this fight: so-called "coalition districts."

As demand for solar energy continues to grow in the Eastern U.S., the fight over a massive solar farm in Virginia is a harbinger of conflicts to come.

The storm arrived in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week, killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, mostly in the Seattle area, before moving through Northern California.

Some firms use motion sensors and wireless tags to find out how people actually work. That can yield useful data — like which free snacks tend to attract people to break rooms more than others.

The Harry Potter attraction at Universal Orlando Resort is expanding with a new, fantastical Diagon Alley. It's complete with a ride, shopping, butterbeer — and an estimated $400 million price tag.

Songbirds have been in decline for decades, and it's becoming clear that climate change is a factor. Scientists are finding that old-growth forests may help the birds cope with rising temperatures.

The Senate's Democratic leaders will try again Friday to garner enough support to pass the gigantic economic stimulus package that President Obama's requested. The price tag on the Senate's version of that plan has swelled to $937 billion. But a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans is working to pare that figure.

One company is attempting reforestation with an innovative business model. Investors can track the coveted trees using digital IDs. Their money goes to plant new trees that won't be harvested.

A South Florida Congressman is demanding that Governor Rick Scott launch an investigation into possible voter registration fraud involving the Republican…