Tropical Storm Genevieve has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico
Police say two men climbed over the glass wall of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle on Friday, flipped over the edge and parachuted down from the 605-foot structure
Dry, windy weather is fueling a big wildfire a few miles north of Sisters, Oregon
A heat dome is set to expand across much of the central United States, pushing temperatures above 100 degrees from Dallas to North Dakota
A police shooting in Wisconsin’s progressive capital city this week put the spotlight on persistent and deep racial divisions, prompting cancellations and other changes to popular summertime events as protesters said they were determined to continue public pressure for change in Madison
The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, an ornate 13th-century Buddhist temple in Thailand and tidal flats in western South Korea were among several sites added to the World Heritage List on Saturday at a U.N. committee meeting in South Korea
Trump’s tariffs are headed to court — again
The combination of the worst snowpack on record and fast-spreading wildfires is changing the job description for ranchers in the Rocky Mountains
A growing trend called “teen takeovers” where scores of young people converge on small areas have raised safety concerns in cities across the United States, and prompted officials to develop strategies to control the trend
House leaders are sending lawmakers home for the August recess after one of the rockiest sessions in recent memory to campaign for reelection
Economics has a term for what U.S. grocery prices have done in recent years
Living through the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half-century has many Americans changing their eating and food shopping habits
A suspect in two stabbings on New York City streets has been arrested on attempted murder and other charges
Firefighters in Oregon are battling dozens of blazes with windy and dry conditions expected Friday and Saturday
The pilot of a float plane that crashed on a remote island near Washington’s border with Canada changed course to avoid a thunderstorm before it went down
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