More than 100,000 Los Angeles County residents remain under evacuation orders, and the threat of fire there is not over. New ...

A series of unexpected events after the narrow election has set up a power struggle in the Minnesota Legislature. Days before ...

The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.

Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.

Despite some progress, the biggest blazes — the Palisades and Eaton fires — rage largely uncontained as anxious residents ...

New evacuations were ordered overnight as the Palisades fire expanded in Southern California. New reports find 2024 to be the hottest year on record for reasons scientists do not fully understand. At ...

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?

President-elect Donald Trump received on an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction in New York on Friday, meaning he will not face fines, prison, or any other penalties.The former and ...

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official ...

Gabe Roth, an advocate for government transparency, and GOP strategist Ron Bonjean, discuss Trump's phone call to Supreme Court justice Alito ahead of his sentencing in NY hush money case.

January 9, 2025 • The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will both observe Thursday's national day of mourning in a Wall Street tradition dating back to 1865.

In uncertain times, cynicism is an attractive worldview. But psychologist Jamil Zaki points to research that shows cynicism hurts us and others. Instead, he suggests embracing "hopeful skepticism." ...