A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.

A delegation of U.S. senators is returning from a trip to Ukraine. They hope to spur action in Congress for a series of ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s two presidential runs and his life of activism inspired leaders across generations. Politicians and ...

Following an end to 2025 that saw James Madison University gain increased national exposure thanks in large part to its ...

Authorities say a flight returned to a Houston airport just after takeoff early Wednesday because of an unruly passenger.

Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the ...

Police and rescue officials say a gas explosion has ripped through an apartment building in Pakistan’s largest port city of Karachi, killing at least 13 people, after part of the ...

Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases. It's the same step that police took to unravel a series of murders in ...

Hawaii lawmakers are weighing tougher ways to deal with feral chickens, as residents complain about noise, mess, and growing flocks. Residents and lawmakers describe neighborhoods in Honolulu where ro ...

Governors are arriving in Washington for an annual gathering that has traditionally been a show of bipartisanship. But President Donald Trump has disrupted norms by not inviting all governors to ...

Federal investigators say a veteran agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration took cash to push fraudulent visa applications through the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic. According to a fed ...

Democrats are playing catch-up in having online influencers and content creators promote their candidates and priorities. A new strategy being rolled out ahead of the Texas primary by the party's ...