U.S. & World

First lady Jill Biden on Monday unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States, plans that include spending at least $500 million annually on women’s health research.

Working five days a week has long been the corporate cultural norm. But some companies are exploring the option of letting employees work four days a week.

A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder after a jury rejected his attempt to avoid prison time by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.

A large share of South Florida residents rely on local connections to navigate a metro known for its high cost of living.

Short corn developed by Bayer Crop Science is being tested on about 30,000 acres in the Midwest.

Levi Strauss created fan buzz on Monday after teasing a future collaboration with Beyoncé through a post on Instagram.

The past week has seen a dizzying escalation in the nearly yearlong conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. First came exploding pagers and walkie-talkies that maimed Hezbollah fighters and civilians around Lebanon and were blamed on Israel. Hezbollah’s leader vowed to retaliate. On Friday, the militant group launched dozens of rockets int...

Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California, park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.

Armorion Smith’s mother died in August and without a father in his family’s life, he became head of the household while studying and playing college football.

The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war.

Violent crime was down about 3% from 2022 to 2023 and property crime took a similar drop of 2.4%, the FBI reported in its annual “Summary of Crime in the Nation.” The most serious crimes went down significantly: Murder and non-negligent manslaughter were down an estimated 11.6% — the largest single year decline in two decades — while ra...

Alcohol-free beer has been gaining popularity in recent years as beer consumption shrinks.

A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse.