A suspect was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with a mercury scare that shut down an elementary school on Wednesday; and at least one child is exhibiting symptoms of mercury exposure, ...

Multiple children in Camp Washington were exposed to mercury recently, the neighborhood's community council said in a news release Wednesday, and officials are concerned there could be more cases. The ...

About 10 children have began showing symptoms of acute mercury intoxication, a state health official said Thursday during a news briefing about a contamination scare that shut down Durham's Oak Grove ...

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...