With the brutal omicron wave rapidly easing its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of the 50 states, even as the nation’s death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000.
The U.S. is accusing the Kremlin of an elaborate plot to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces that Russia could use as a pretext to take military action against its neighbor.
President Joe Biden is pledging to New Yorkers and the nation that the federal government will step up its fight against gun violence by working more closely with police and communities to stop the surging bloodshed.
The trend for a dry weekend continues with the weekend wintry weather threat now close to zero.
The National Forests in North Carolina is feeling the Christmas spirit after being selected to provide the 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.
The Biden administration says people with Medicare will be able to get up to eight free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per month, starting in early spring.
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits for the second week in a row after three straight weeks of increases.
President Joe Biden says a U.S. special forces raid in northwestern Syria early Thursday killed the top leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.
Actor Michael K. Williams died of acute drug intoxication in what New York City’s medical examiner said Friday was an accidental death.
The Army says it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, putting more than 3,300 service members at risk of being thrown out soon.
CNN head Jeff Zucker resigned abruptly after 9 years at the media company.
President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany this week and sending part of an infantry Stryker squadron of roughly 1,000 troops based in Germany to Romania.
There will be six more weeks of winter.
Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders.
The longest distance single flash of lightning occurred here in the United States and has set a new world record.
The New York Times has bought Wordle, the free online word game that has exploded in popularity and, for some, become a daily obsession.
The government has reported that U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the pandemic.
Tom Brady has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career.
U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old.
Patrick Mahomes' fiancée Brittany Matthews is finding herself playing defense after being criticized for how she celebrated the Kansas City Chiefs playoff win.
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