There's a whole special vocabulary dedicated to describing tornadoes, their risks and related weather phenomena. Here's some key definitions.
Judge Juan Merchan issued two rulings against Trump involving the gag order and a mistrial motion after the court heard from Daniels and three other witnesses.
A Maine man who attacked three New York police officers with a machete in Times Square on New Year’s Eve in 2022 was sentenced to 27 years in prison Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
Adult film star Stormy Daniels returned to the stand in Donald Trump's criminal trial Thursday, pushing back during cross-examination against his defense attorney's attempts to discredit her in sometimes bizarre and uncomfortable exchanges.
A video showing a confrontation between a man and a woman wearing a hijab during a pro-Israel rally at Arizona State University is further highlighting the roiling tensions on college campuses across the US over the Israel-Hamas war. Here are the latest developments:
Researchers published findings that show a new deer genus that would have been the size of a house cat, according to the National Park Service.
NetChoice, a right-of-center tech lobbying group, dumped the video app following scrutiny from GOP leadership on Capitol Hill.
Heat rash is a common skin problem in the summer. Here are remedies to get rid of heat rash fast, plus what heat rash looks like and common symptoms.
Two climbers reported missing this week on California's towering Mount Whitney have been found dead, officials said Thursday. A friend who had been with the climbers called authorities Tuesday night after they failed to arrive as planned at their campsite, the Inyo County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The friend said the pair had planned to ski or snowboard from the “notch,” a flat area where climbers often stop to rest, down to their camp at Upper Boy Scout Lake.
The bill retains language that would expand long-haul flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by five round trips per day.
Seven siblings in Utah surprised their elderly parents with a slumber party — and the heartwarming footage is bringing people to tears.
A former US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in Texas was sentenced to 1-and-a-half years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to a bribery of a public official charge, according to the court docket.
After a US veto foiled the Palestinians' drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected on Friday to grant them some additional rights in the global body -- a symbolic win that has already irked Israel.Now the Palestinians are turning to the General Assembly, where diplomats and observers say a resolution calling for their full UN membership is likely to win broad majority support.
Richard Rung recalls it vividly: German artillery firing on his landing craft, the sound of machine gun bullets striking the vessel, blood mixed with seawater on the deck, troops crying on the beach.After crossing the English Channel, Rung's landing craft hit Omaha Beach as part of the second wave on D-Day, coming under heavy German artillery and machine gun fire.
It could be a loyal lieutenant, an ex-rival or perhaps a political newcomer, but one thing is certain: all eyes are on White House hopeful Donald Trump as he considers potential running mates.Known for a best-selling memoir on the travails of poor, white America, Vance entered politics relatively recently.
Can we believe the polls?"Some of those people are going to feel over-polled.
She abandoned her White House ambitions two months ago, yet Nikki Haley is still taking a significant chunk of votes in presidential primary contests -- underlining a persistent refusal among a sizable bloc of Republicans to get behind Donald Trump.It released a TV spot last month targeting the suburban battlegrounds with the message: "If you voted for Nikki Haley, Donald Trump doesn't want your vote."
Lead screening conducted on west Maui residents after last summer's devastating wildfires showed no widespread exposure to the toxic metal, Hawaii health officials said Thursday. Blood samples were taken from 557 people after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century ripped through the town of Lahaina, killing 101 people. Just 27 people's screening results came out positive, and subsequent testing showed 15 of them did not have elevated blood lead levels and were determined to have had a false positive, the state health department said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is set to announce new China tariffs as soon as next week targeting strategic sectors, according to a person familiar with the matter. The full announcement, which could take place as soon as Tuesday, is expected to largely maintain existing levies, according to the person. An announcement could also be pushed back, the person said.
President Joe Biden significantly shifted his policy toward Israel this week by threatening to withhold U.S. weapons if the Israeli government moves forward with a full-scale invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, while also pledging “ironclad” support for the Jewish state in a speech condemning the rise of antisemitism.