President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress that βAmerica is rising anewβ on the verge of overcoming the historic pandemic. Looking to the future, he urged a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally transform roles the government plays in American life.
The 2020 census is shifting statesβ clout in presidential politics. And while the changes wonβt upend Democratsβ or Republicansβ basic strategies for securing the votes needed to win the White House, they do hint at new paths emerging.
April 27, 2011 marks the deadliest tornado day since March 18, 1925. 10 years later we remember the lives lost on that tragic day.
The family of Andrew Brown, Jr., says an independent autopsy report shows he was shot 5 times, once in the head.
Analysts are raising fears about a possible gas shortage this summer. It's because companies are having a hard time finding tanker truck drivers.
A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.
U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans donβt need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too.
North Carolina will gain another seat in Congress for the next 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday, the result of a steadily growing population as people arrive for jobs and retirement.
The Census Bureau says the population of the United States is 331,449,281. The 7.4% increase over the last decade is the second slowest ever.
Once Apple's software is updated, apps that are installed on your device will be required to ask and receive consent to track online activities β a change Facebook fiercely resisted.
The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky, over the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday.
The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.
Garima Vyas always wanted to live in a big city. She thought about New York, long the destination for 20-something strivers, but was wary of the cost and complicated subway lines. So Vyas picked another metropolis thatβs increasingly become young peopleβs next-best option β Houston.
Each year the U.S. approves dozens of new uses for cancer drugs based on early signs that they can shrink or slow the spread of tumors.
An Oscars unlike any before will get underway Sunday night, with history on the line in major categories and a telecast retooled for the pandemic.
Victor Guevara knows people his age have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in many countries. His own relatives in Houston have been inoculated.
U.S. lifts pause, allowing Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations to resume.
SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit Friday using a recycled rocket and capsule, the third crew flight in less than a year for Elon Muskβs rapidly expanding company.
The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus.
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