More than 40 people have died from severe weather events in recent days, according to reports from across the country.
Relatives of two black city residents slain by police this weekend, accidentally in one case, accused officers of using excessive force.
Will Smith's "Concussion" brings to life the controversy over the safety of youth sports and the danger of long-term brain damage.
Fear of losing jobs, fear of terrorism and a disgust with politicians is fueling voter support of GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Many Republican governors accept federal funds to expand their health insurance programs.
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport ranked eighth in a survey of customer satisfaction for 31 large U.S. hubs.
Spitzer played a major role in establishing standards to define mental disorders, and helped stop the defining of homosexuality as a pathological condition.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" grossed $49.3 million Friday alone, twice as much as 2009's "Sherlock Holmes," which previously held the record.
Several tornadoes in north Texas Saturday claimed 11 lives, in the latest case of storms sweeping across the southern U.S.
More than 600 firefighters were battling the blaze in the Solimar Beach area of Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles.
Severe weather has hit the country in unusual ways this Christmas week.
The White House released a statement to mark the African-American cultural celebration that continues through Jan. 1.
With better health but fewer savings, many Americans could work into their 70s, and possibly squeeze out younger workers.
Already under fire for a teen's killing last year and the subject of a federal probe, the department must deal with another fatal encounter.
Authorities believe the remains are of Lance Leeroy Arello, who they say shot a park ranger five years ago.
Officials said the fire at the Islamic Society of Greater Houston had multiple points of origin and is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
At least 15 people have been killed in recent days in storms across the South, with new flash floods in central Alabama.
The Sanctuary Movement made headlines in January by providing refuge in Philadelphia to a Honduran woman whose two children were born in the United States.
As many consumers give personal drones as presents this holiday season, insurance companies and regulators are bracing for the associated accidents.
The daily fantasy sports sites filed suit the day after Lisa Madigan declared their operations violated the state's gambling laws.
Communities in the U.S. South and Midwest are turning to online fundraising sites to help rebuild in the wake of the severe weather this Christmas season.
The deadliest landslide in American history that occurred in the Washington town of Oso last year was not an anomaly, according to a new study.
Emergency declarations were issued in Mississippi and Tennessee, the two states hardest hit by severe weather.
Temperatures were unseasonably warm in the U.S. Northeast and unseasonably cool in Southern California, while deadly tornadoes wreaked havoc in the South.
Nearly half of U.S. high schoolers reported being hazed, one study found, with numbers highest for those in sports, ROTC and band.
The area around the courier company's hub in Memphis, Tennessee, was among the U.S. locales adversely affected by the unexpectedly severe weather this week.
The candidate "believes it is critical that everyone has a full and fair hearing, and that our country provides refuge to those that need it."
An off-duty officer fatally shot 18-year-old Daquan Westbrook during a confrontation at a Charlotte shopping center.
Demonstrations continued Thursday against the police-involved slaying of Laquan McDonald last year.
Christmas came early for the front-runners in the races for the Democratic and Republican U.S. presidential nominations.