Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain across the peninsula on Thursday.
With less than two months until the midterm elections, progressive Democrats are facing a test of their power.
The head of a national political action committee working to elect women who support abortion rights visited North Carolina on Tuesday, joining candidates she says must win this fall to block Republican attempts to enact more restrictions.
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, its neighbors said, a day before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is to visit South Korea.
A Spanish judge on Tuesday approved a trial for Colombian pop singer Shakira on charges of tax fraud.
NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.
A strengthening Hurricane Ianβs rain and winds lashed Cubaβs western tip, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it became a major Category 3 storm early Tuesday.
A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia Monday, killing 13 people, including seven children, and wounding 21 others.
On a blustery November day last year Britainβs future king stood before world leaders to deliver a rallying cry that they should βact with all despatch, and decisivelyβ to confront a common enemy.
The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession.
Denmarkβs Queen Margrethe II has tested positive for the coronavirus after attendingΒ the funeral of Britainβs Queen Elizabeth II, the royal palace said Wednesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.
President Joe Biden is ready to make the case to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly that Russiaβs βnaked aggressionβ in Ukraine is an affront to the heart of what the international body stands for as he looks to rally allies to stand firm in backing the Ukrainian resistance.
Samaritan's Purse is once again coming to the aid of Puerto Rico.Β The disaster relief organization based in Boone is deploying teams to the area following Hurricane Fiona.Β
A NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids striking the planetβs surface.
Chinaβs government on Monday criticized President Joe Bidenβs statement that American forces would defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to invade as a violation of U.S. commitments about the self-ruled island, but gave no indication of possible retaliation.
Donald Trumpβs legal team has told a newly appointed independent arbiter that it does not want to answer his questions about the declassification status of the documents seized last month from the former presidentβs Florida home.
Australian wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 14 young sperm whales that were found beached on an island off of the southeastern coast, officials said Tuesday.
The top WNBA players are looking to play outside of Russia.
Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting two historically Black colleges in South Carolina to push for voter registration as she focuses on places and demographics that will be key to Democratsβ chances to hold on to Congress in midterm elections.
