Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite around the conservative in a floor vote to elect him after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the post.
Police said Friday they have found at least 115 bodies at Colorado 'green' funeral home under investigation for improper handling of remains.
Imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi, who has campaigned for women's rights, democracy and against the death penalty in Iran for years, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
This is the first time the administration has done this, a practice often employed by the Trump presidency.
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named speaker pro tempore in the interim.
A motion to vacate is a rare and strong procedural tool that has only been used twice in the past century against Republican speakers.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the "Year of the Woman" and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.
Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 82.
Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into North Korea, is in American custody, according to two US officials.
Judge Arthur Engoron found that the former president and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing.
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of accepting bribes.
A man accused of killing nearly two dozen older women and who was convicted last year in the slayings of two was killed Tuesday morning by his cellmate at a Texas prison, an official said.
The verdict Saturday reaffirmed Paxton’s durability in America’s biggest red state.
A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election.
Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the president's son.
NASA said Thursday that the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, including advanced satellites as well as a shift in how unidentified flying objects are perceived.
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he will not run for reelection in 2024, creating a wide-open contest in a state that heavily favors Republicans and is expected to attract a crowded field.
The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter.
Morocco's Interior Ministry said early Saturday that at least 296 people died in the provinces near the quake.
A federal appeals court rules the White House, Surgeon General, the Centers for Disease Control and the FBI cannot “coerce” social media platforms to take down posts with controversial content about COVID-19 and other issues.
A liberal group filed a lawsuit to bar Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for president again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution aimed at candidates who have supported an “insurrection.”
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for orchestrating a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. It's the longest so far among more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases.
First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. The White House says the first lady received the positive test result Monday. She is experiencing only mild symptoms.
