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Many people purchase homeowners insurance to provide coverage in the event that they suffer a loss of their home or the contents therein. Most...

Max Cleland, who lost three limbs in a hand grenade blast during the Vietnam War but went on to become a U.S. senator from...

When Philadelphia's mayor signs landmark legislation this week, the city will become the first major US city to prohibit police from stopping drivers for...

It is to no shock that the majority of the political landscape is focused on impeachment while other major stories are overshadowed.While the Senate...

When David Lipson smelled the smoke, he was sitting in his dining room on the phone with his son. He ran out of his...

Mobile network operator Safaricom has launched a 5G network in Kenya, making it the second country in Africa to roll out the technology. The...

Waterloo, Iowa's first Black police chief is facing fierce opposition from some current and former officers as he works with city leaders to reform...

In recent years, pole dancing, once the preserve of the strip club, has been given a much larger stage -- from the 2020 Grammys,...

Demetrius Napolitano stood outside his adoptive mother's apartment in New York. Child welfare officials had removed him from her home years before. Years had passed...

On Monday, Akron, Ohio, became the 11th city in the state to pass an emergency ordinance prohibiting conversion therapy for minors. "I'm incredibly proud to...

Some of the world's most famous people gathered in London on Sunday night for the first-ever "Earthshot Prize" awards ceremony, hosted by Britain's Prince...

Ukrainian authorities announced more rolling blackouts in and around the country's major cities on Friday, amid ongoing Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned...

Prosecutors’ case against former Officer Derek Chauvin drew toward a close Monday with tender memories from George Floyd’s younger brother, along with another look at...

According to a senior US official, the Biden administration will stop using a humanitarian process known as parole to admit at-risk Afghans next month...

Early last March, when the COVID-19 crisis still felt like a remote threat, Charlie Baker flew off with members of his family to a...

Prepare for a midterm meltdown in your inbox. Emails from specific federal candidates, parties, and political action committees will soon be allowed to bypass Gmail's...

Authorities say the man arrested after a 30-hour manhunt in the shooting of ten people on a subway train in Brooklyn will appear in...

Private space travel may appear to be a step forward, but experts say there are still concerns about how it will affect our future...

Federal benefits for the elderly, blind, and disabled have not been updated in years. Some lawmakers and advocates are now pushing for changes to the...

The staccato rhythms of a jackhammer ricocheted off buildings on a recent sun-drenched morning as a work crew dug into a Newark street to...

Customers no longer have to wait in line to purchase a cupcake from a Sprinkles bakery. Instead, they enter an order into a tablet,...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists filed a brief opposing Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban as the Supreme Court considers whether to uphold the...

According to newly released confidential filings submitted by his accountants to the hotel's landlord, the General Services Administration, former President Donald Trump's luxury hotel...

Brittney Griner, the detained American basketball star, pleaded guilty to drug charges in a court near Moscow on Thursday, according to her lawyer. "I'd like...

When San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy receives his prestigious red hat at the Vatican on Saturday, he will bring to the College of Cardinals...

Tesla's Chinese sales last month were significantly lower than expected. Although Tesla does not report monthly sales or regional revenue, the China Passenger Car...

After President Biden outlined his proposal for a massive $2.2 trillion spending bill on Wednesday, a bevy of Senate Republicans are speaking out against the plan...

In June, approximately 20 engineers were invited to a meeting at the headquarters of rocket manufacturer SpaceX. Elon Musk, the company's founder and CEO...

As he arrived at an EU summit dominated by growing controversy over the issue, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended a new law in...

Formula One, like virtually all motorsports, is constantly changing. Rulesets change from year to year as new cars and engines enter the market. The...

Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on...

Many observers predicted that Russia's air force would annihilate Ukraine's forces in the early days of the Kremlin's invasion. Ukraine's military would be completely...

With the U.S. closing in on President Joe Biden's goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White...

Moderna is about to administer the 200 millionth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. Tiera May works at the facility in Bloomington, Indiana, a small...

Federal intelligence officials issued a forewarning to police departments across the country in April 2009. "Right-wing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans...

Former President Donald Trump recently compared gender and pronoun education to "child abuse." Florida Governor Ron DeSantis accused his critics of "sexualizing kindergarten children." And South...

Employees at Walt Disney Co. locations across the country plan to rise from their desks and march to the exits on Tuesday to protest...

General Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday that the country has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating...

You've seen the obnoxious side of online tracking if you've ever searched for a pair of shoes only to have ads for those same...

According to New York's attorney general, the company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who...

Soaring Covid-19 cases in Michigan – where one of the nation’s worst outbreaks is underway -- are pushing hospitals to critical capacity levels, and residents...

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is set to campaign with Florida Sen. Rick Scott and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton on Tuesday, the latest...

Republican Robin Vos, Wisconsin's longest-serving Assembly speaker, has presided over efforts to restrict abortions, weaken unions, expand gun rights, and oppose COVID-19 mandates. Despite...

The University of Virginia lifted a campus-wide lockdown Monday, just hours after three students were killed and two others were injured in a shooting...

The Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo, who uses skills honed in his African homeland to effectively minister in rural Alabama, decides how long he can...

After a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the island Saturday, crumbling homes, destroying roads, and killing over 2,000 people, the United States...

A half-dozen Russian soldiers describe being shipped to an area of intense fighting in eastern Ukraine only 11 days after being mobilized. "Once," a...

Spurning an appeal by the United Nations to stop using lethal force against peaceful demonstrators, security forces in Myanmar on Thursday fatally shot at...

To pay for new Covid-19 vaccines, testing, and therapeutics, Congress is considering taking back some of the money it authorized last year for a...

Ronald Rhoades and his coworkers formed a union last October, concerned about unsafe rigging, overcrowding, and other conditions at the Morton, Illinois, shop where...

Nearly three weeks after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration is still determining the most effective way to get military aid into the...

Vanessa Bryant's ongoing civil trial against Los Angeles County has become so graphic and gruesome that Bryant felt compelled to leave the courtroom during...

The Supreme Court of the United States has consistently prohibited school-sponsored prayer in public schools. Simultaneously, lower courts have generally prohibited public school employees...

Jonathan and Bryan Espinoza, brothers, claim they witnessed "chaos" at the Astroworld Festival from the moment they stepped inside. On Friday night, a crowd surge...

The U.S. government expanded a program on Monday that permits some Haitian immigrants to live and work there without worrying about being deported, citing...

As another holiday approaches, the Biden administration has been contemplating whether to restrict domestic travel to certain states. While many Americans are gearing up for...

It's much easier to laugh at the idea of Lifetime's Harry and Meghan movies than it is to laugh at them, as long as...

Former football star Herschel Walker, a first-time candidate endorsed by Donald Trump, appears to be lagging behind other Republicans in Georgia. Walker, a sports legend,...

Republicans had an opportunity on Monday to distance themselves from embattled former President Donald Trump. Instead, they increased their support. Keep an eye on The...

Gunfire erupted on a moving New York City subway train during rush hour Tuesday morning, wounding at least five people and injuring eight others,...

On Wednesday, Donald J. Trump faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party in the aftermath of a string of midterm losses by...

New year, new perspective, new travel plans. This is the time of year when many people plan their vacations around school calendars, family events, nice...

A federal judge has ordered Alabama to stop being vague and to provide a firm answer by Thursday evening on whether the prison system...

Francis slammed the spread of the old Latin Mass on Friday, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI's signature decisions in a major challenge to...

It is a scary thought that all crocodiles are going to die off. If you're an enthusiastic and passionate nature lover, you will not...

The company Ford is temporarily slashing the number of shifts at two factories that construct their top-selling F-Series trucks due to a semiconductor chip...

Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists in an eastern district of Luhansk are trading accusations of fighting escalation after the US claimed that Moscow is looking...

According to local officials and state media, explosions shook two Russian military airbases on Monday hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border. The mysterious explosions,...

A key step scheduled for Monday on University Medical Center's proposal to borrow $345 million without voter approval may be postponed. The LIBRE Initiative, an...

Tuesday's vote on whether to release six years' worth of information about former President Donald Trump's tax returns, a move Trump has long resisted,...

The nation's first Black Secret Service agent on a presidential detail, now 86 and living in Chicago, has spent decades trying to clear his...

More than two dozen foreign policy experts have called for the United States and NATO to impose a partial no-fly zone over Ukraine, escalating...

Democratic leaders will reveal legislation on Monday that will give millions of families at least $3,000 per child, advocating a key arrangement in Biden’s...

Police said Tuesday that a candidate for Louisville's metro council has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on a mayoral candidate...

The exclusive club of former presidents and first ladies has reunited with an important message: Get the COVID-19 vaccine. Missing from the campaign is...

AstraZeneca Plc's antibody cocktail was only 33% effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in people who had been exposed to the virus, failing a key...

Mr. Musk, who was attempting to take Tesla, his electric car company, private, questioned Mr. Dell about the process and the best lawyers to...

After months of quarantine, parts of Southeast Asia are abandoning their "zero-Covid" policy and preparing to live with the virus, despite experts' warnings that...

The test-taking genius who helped wealthy students cheat their way into prestigious universities was sentenced on Friday. A jury also found the water polo...