U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

At least 16 people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms, flooding and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest.

The recent election that determined control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court saw millions of dollars flooding in from billionaires, featured attack ads and drew national political attention.

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people.

The biggest-ticket implications of President Donald Trump's tariff blitz understandably gain the most attention.

A recent immigration enforcement action that resulted in the arrests of employees and owners at a Texas bakery has shocked residents of the town of Los Fresnos.

Sending children back to school in new sneakers, jeans and T-shirts is likely to cost U.S. families significantly more this fall.

About 45 years have passed since a state last eliminated its income tax on wages and salaries.

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging.

Maryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions.

A district court judge has ruled in favor of four whistleblowers who said that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton retaliated against them for reporting bribery allegations, awarding his employees more than $6 million combined in damages.

New York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding.

Thousands of demonstrators from New York to Alaska protested against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.

U.S. consumers are rushing to buy big-ticket items before President Donald Trump's tariffs kick in.

Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former congressman George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges.

Georgia lawmakers passed a bill that would change how wrongfully convicted people are compensated.

A Manhattan federal judge says Columbia University must give detained activist Mahmoud Khalil and other students 30 days' notice before handing over any more documents to Congress as it investigates antisemitism on college campuses.

Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit.

Fifty years after the founding of Microsoft, the CEO of its artificial intelligence division has a big task: develop a new product line as integral to daily life as the software giant’s past innovations.

Attorney General Pam Bondi says three alleged MS-13 gang members have been federally charged in connection with a killing a decade ago in Florida.

Some alumni want Harvard to resist Trump administration demands the university must meet to receive $9 billion in federal grants and contracts being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism.

If you somehow scored a Met Gala invite but can't figure out what to wear, fear not.

One big loser in President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war is likely to be the U.S. electric vehicle industry.

Parts of the Midwest and South have been battered by torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods.