At least 4 people are killed in Houston after a severe thunderstorm passed through (May 17, 2024 07:12)
Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is ...
Arrests at the U.S. border fall in April, bucking usual spring increase (May 16, 2024 23:14)
U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, inclu...
Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region (May 16, 2024 20:20)
Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in ...
The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone (May 16, 2024 20:15)
Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflati...
1,500 college applicants thought they were accepted. They soon learned it was an error (May 16, 2024 19:24)
Georgia State University says the students were not sent an official acceptance letter ...
How Does Israel's Military Investigate Itself? (May 16, 2024 19:04)
While Israel's government has strongly rejected the idea that the International Crimina...
The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers (May 16, 2024 16:10)
Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title o...
Michael Cohen continues cross-examination in Trump's criminal hush money trial (May 16, 2024 15:59)
Once an ally of the former president, now Cohen is in his third day of testifying again...
Trump's New York criminal trial could head to jury deliberation as soon as next week (May 16, 2024 15:59)
Once an ally of the former president, now Cohen has spent a third day of testifying aga...
Trump's New York criminal trial could head to jury deliberation as soon as next week (May 16, 2024 15:59)
Once an ally of the former president, now Cohen has spent a third day of testifying aga...
Those sickened by U.S. nuclear testing program take their fight to Congress (May 16, 2024 15:05)
People who live near the areas where nuclear weapons were tested say their communities ...
Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states (May 16, 2024 14:53)
More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expand...
Supreme Court upholds funding structure for CFPB (May 16, 2024 14:37)
The opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who reversed the decision of the 5t...
Supreme Court upholds funding structure for consumer watchdog agency (May 16, 2024 14:37)
The opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who reversed the decision of the 5t...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that strikes climate change from state law (May 16, 2024 13:40)
Under the new law, climate change will largely disappear from state statutes. Critics s...
Taylor Swift joked that 'jet lag is a choice.' A sleep expert has thoughts about that (May 16, 2024 13:02)
Plus, six tips on how to stay alert and minimize sluggishness when traveling rapidly ac...
Justice Department says Merrick Garland can't be held in contempt by Congress (May 16, 2024 12:30)
House Republicans want to hold the attorney general in contempt over the department's r...
White House cites executive privilege over tapes of special counsel's Biden interview (May 16, 2024 12:30)
House Republicans want to hold the attorney general in contempt over the department's r...
'Whale Fall' centers the push-and-pull between dreams and responsibilities (May 16, 2024 12:19)
Elizabeth O'Connor's spare and bracing debut novel provides a stark reckoning with what...
'Whale Fall' centers the push-and-pull between dreams and responsibilites (May 16, 2024 12:18)
Elizabeth O'Connor's spare and bracing debut novel provides a stark reckoning with what...
Biden and Trump agree to two debates; how outdoor time can protect kids' eyesight (May 16, 2024 12:09)
Biden and Trump have agreed to two presidential debate dates that break from tradition....
With flyers more distracted than ever, United rolls out a rebooted safety video (May 16, 2024 12:02)
United Airlines is releasing a new safety video for the first time in years. The refres...
Israel has no plan for Gaza after Hamas rule, the Israeli defense chief says (May 16, 2024 10:02)
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's harsh public critique of Israel's war strategy ...
Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws (May 16, 2024 09:01)
New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for ...
Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws (May 16, 2024 09:01)
New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for ...
Private mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show (May 16, 2024 09:00)
When a private space traveler said he wanted to take a SpaceX capsule on a mission to i...
Slovak leader in serious but stable condition after assassination try, hospital says (May 16, 2024 08:47)
A suspect was in custody and the country's interior minister said that an initial inves...
Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, causing oil to spill (May 16, 2024 05:53)
The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican I...
U.S. elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial intelligence (May 15, 2024 22:58)
"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of Nati...
Supreme Court upholds Louisiana redistricting plan (May 15, 2024 22:44)
A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated...
France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues (May 15, 2024 21:53)
People in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia are protesting a reform that wo...
How a migrant aid group got caught up in a right-wing social media thread (May 15, 2024 21:48)
A conservative group posted a social media thread showing flyers in a border encampment...
Latinas are succeeding, but feel pressured to playing traditional roles for women (May 15, 2024 21:33)
Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pre...
A Visit to a "Marriage Market" in China (May 15, 2024 19:51)
China, the country that once feared overpopulation, is now experiencing a falling birth...
Bipartisan group of senators unveil plan to tackle artificial intelligence (May 15, 2024 19:06)
This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.
Bipartisan group of senators unveils plan to tackle artificial intelligence (May 15, 2024 19:06)
This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.
A bipartisan group of senators unveils a plan to tackle artificial intelligence (May 15, 2024 19:06)
This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.
Gaza will be 'one big displacement camp' for the foreseeable future, journalist says (May 15, 2024 17:38)
The Economist Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom explains why some Arab leaders ...
Eggs, milk and other grocery prices fall, as overall inflation eases (May 15, 2024 17:31)
Inflation eased a bit last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Depart...
Eggs, milk and other grocery prices fall as overall inflation eases (May 15, 2024 17:31)
Inflation eased a bit last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Depart...
Eggs and milk prices fall, fueling new hope for interest rate cuts (May 15, 2024 17:31)
Inflation eased a bit last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Depart...
Egg and milk prices fall, fueling hope for interest rate cuts (May 15, 2024 17:31)
Inflation eased last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Department, ...
His lawyer says Kevin Spacey strenuously denies sex charges (May 15, 2024 15:50)
The actor was granted bail when he appeared in a London court to face five charges of o...
Why the U.N. revised the numbers of women and children killed in Gaza (May 15, 2024 15:12)
Here's a closer look at the United Nations' breakdown of casualties. The overall total ...
What's worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization? (May 15, 2024 15:08)
Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet-- and the impact that has o...
Slovakia's populist prime minister is shot and wounded (May 15, 2024 14:54)
Prime Minister Robert Fico was taken to hospital, and a suspect detained. The incident ...
Slovakia's populist, pro-Russian prime minister is shot and seriously wounded (May 15, 2024 14:54)
Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a sh...
Slovakia's populist prime minister shot multiple times in attempted assassination (May 15, 2024 14:54)
The pro-Russian leader was reported to be fighting for his life after being hit in the ...
Slovakia's populist prime minister shot, shocking Europe before elections (May 15, 2024 14:54)
The pro-Russian leader was reported to be fighting for his life after being hit in the ...
U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels (May 15, 2024 14:01)
Powerful synthetic opioids and drugs like meth and cocaine still flood U.S. communities...