U.S. & World

A long Fourth of July holiday weekend in the United States is expected to create new travel records.

General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.

The FDA banned the ingredient in early July after the agency ruled it’s no longer considered safe.

A fourth farm worker has been infected with bird flu in the growing outbreak linked to dairy cows, health officials reported Wednesday.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday increased his outreach to lawmakers, Democratic governors, and staff after days of criticism that he hasn’t done enough to personally tamp down on nervousness that he should abandon his run for re-election.

An Italian appeals court has upheld the convictions of two American men in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation.

Caesar salad has something to celebrate: It’s turning 100.

A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python over the weekend in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale, and the major catch was caught on video. 

The Paris Olympics will celebrate the return to “normal” after a stretch when COVID forced host cities to turn into closed-off shells of themselves.

Cyber criminals are tapping into wealth accounts through human connection. Here’s how to spot it and cut ties as soon as you can.

As President Joe Biden’s campaign tries to calm nervous Democrats, the Democratic National Committee is circulating talking points that misleadingly suggest there is no procedural means of replacing the president at the top of the party’s ticket.

President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has reverberated across the Democratic Party, forcing lawmakers to grapple with a crisis that could upend the presidential election and change the course of American history.

Very young children, older adults and homeless people are especially at risk for contact burns, which can occur in just a few seconds when the skin touches a hot surface reaching up to 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

Here are the American athletes who will be competing for Team USA across every sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics.