U.S. & World

The driver who killed at least 14 people and injured 30 was from Texas and was a U.S. citizen.

A moment of silence was held Thursday before the Georgia-Notre Dame Sugar Bowl to honor the victims and those impacted in the New Orleans attack.

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 is doing so once again following the death of her new calf.

Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. The Danish-Swedish farmdog joined the pack Thursday.

Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.

The voluntary recall affects ready-to-eat broccoli sold in many states.

Three Kings Day (Día de Los Reyes), or the Feast of Epiphany, is a holiday that commemorates the day the three wise men — Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar — arrived with gifts for baby Jesus.

President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot who Donald Trump has said should be jailed for their roles in the inquiry.

The country’s roughly 40 million federal student loan borrowers should brace for change when President Joe Biden exits office toward the end of the month.

Economists say the work-from-home trend, which was widespread during the pandemic, won’t diminish to its pre-Covid level because it’s profitable for employers.

A man seen driving on a sidewalk near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday morning was arrested and a bomb squad cleared a suspicious car, authorities say.

The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation, authorities said Thursday.

A 12-year-old boy has died after he hit a tree while skiing at New Hampshire’s Cranmore Mountain on New Year’s Eve.