A California engineer and gardening enthusiast has won the top prize at a pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa clinched victory Monday at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay.
Authorities have identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant last week. Investigators on Monday pledged a painstaking process to figure out what happened by gathering pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart.
Authorities have identified four people who were killed during a weekend mass shooting at a bar on a South Carolina island. The Beaufort County coroner says the victims early Sunday were three men and a woman, ranging in age from 22 to 54.
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the stateβs U.S. House district map, with the likely aim of securing another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries.
President Donald Trump is calling for a new era of harmony in the Middle East. Trump spoke Monday during a global summit in Egypt on Gazaβs future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas.
Thatβs show business for you! Taylor Swiftβs βThe Life of a Showgirlβ has officially sold 4.002 million equivalent album units in its first week in the United States. That is the biggest first week in modern music history.
All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and scores of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel have walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war.
LendingTree, Inc. says CEO Doug Lebda passed away unexpectedly Sunday in an all-terrain vehicle accident.
More than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska. It comes after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding.
Israel says it has received 20 hostages released by Hamas while Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as the ceasefire in Gaza held amid a critical day for all sides and the region.
"Tron: Ares" has powered up the box office grid, taking the top spot this weekend. Despite some favorable reviews, Disney's sci-fi film fell short of expectations, earning $33.5 million. Another new release, "Roofman" which was shot in the Charlotte area, came in at a distant second place.
Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star known for films like βAnnie Hallβ and βThe Godfather,β has died at 79, a family member told The Associated Press.
Measles outbreaks across the nation, including one in South Carolina, continue to grow.
President Donald Trump said Friday that heβs placing an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a steep recession and financial market chaos.
The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.
A search is underway after a powerful explosion ripped through an explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee.
A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a βdanger of rebellionβ is brewing in Illinois.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Adam Wurtzel interviewed Katie Leclerc and Ryan Carnes, the stars of the new Holiday film, "A Wisconsin Christmas Pie."
The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as part of a new contingency plan.
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