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Tests on dust samples have revealed some of the highest arsenic levels in the country - as much as 460,000 times the level deemed safe by the federal government.

Heaps of toxic mine waste rise like church steeples over this wind-swept desert town, threatening the health of residents and of thousands of off-road bikers.

If this were a John Wayne movie we would be about to see the good guy walk down the main street against the bad guys who were going to confront him and to try to ambush him from the side streets and buildings.

A search warrant served on Thursday netted drug paraphernalia and a sawed-off rifle that were within reach of a 9-year-old girl.

As the chief executive of one of South Africa's biggest trading houses, stockbroker Raymond Ndlovu is one of the generation that burst out of the confines of apartheid.

South Africa was plunged into political chaos today after 11 cabinet ministers, including internationally respected Finance Minster Trevor Manuel, resigned in support of Thabo Mbeki who was kicked out of office ...

Here's a look at the past. Items have been culled from The Chronicle's archives of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.

In the super-competitive, overcrowded world of the romance genre, few authors have been as successful as the award-winning, multimillion-seller Susan Wiggs.

Cambodia town - stuff of dreams and seafood Jon Bonne, Chronicle Staff Writer Kam Noeun must be some sort of genius.

Cleaning up arsenic on federal land in a cluster of old gold and silver mining towns near the northwest corner of San Bernardino County could take decades and cost as much as $200 million, according to federal ...

Rabbi Daniel Rabin loves to share memories of growing up Jewish in Johannesburg.

South Africa celebrated the 90th birthday on Friday of Nelson Mandela, a symbol of reconciliation in a nation now torn by doubts and nostalgia for his leadership.