U.S. & World

Kilauea in Hawaii, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has had two major episodes in recent weeks, with 26 eruptions since late December.

People on the ground reported hearing a loud booming sound and seeing smoke coming from one of the engines.

Twelve children were among those seen by emergency crews after the strike, which hit during Lightning Safety Awareness Week 2025.

After targeting companies like Amazon and Walmart earlier this year, an activism group has announced that it will boycott McDonald’s this week.

Zohran Mamdani’s dramatic, strong showing in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is putting the rest of the Democratic Party on notice.

Federal officials have ruled that California violated civil rights by allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological females.

Officials in Asbury Park, New Jersey, said a woman has been hospitalized after she was impaled by a beach umbrella as she tried to capture it after it was picked up by the wind on Wednesday morning.

A federal vaccine advisory committee plans to review the childhood vaccination schedule and scrutinize vaccines that have been approved for decades, fueling concerns that the panel may consider changes to long-standing vaccine recommendations.

Four generations after its founding, the United Nations is facing major funding cuts and renewed questions about its future.

Brian Johnson, known online as the “Liver King,” posted a series of threatening videos on his Instagram in the days before his arrest in Austin, Texas.

A 12-year-old Houston boy founded the nonprofit Wild Tunes to recruit musicians to play in animal shelters.

There’s just one week left to file a claim in Apple’s $95 million lawsuit settlement.

The attorney for the suspect in the murder of actor Jonathan Joss asserted that his client is not guilty of the charges against him, and not only that, but according to his version, he acted in self-defense. “Freddy’s position is that he’s innocent. It’s difficult for anyone who’s been accused of something they didn’t do, especially murder,” said a...