U.S. & World

Two people were rescued Sunday after they became trapped by an avalanche while ice climbing in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky. President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration for the state on Sunday. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said hundreds of people were rescued from sudden flooding. Beshear said many of the deaths, including a mother and...

In the first month, he’s forced the firing of thousands of federal employees, potentially shuttered entire agencies, imposed tariffs on U.S. allies and rolled back diversity programs.

The Justice Department moved to dismiss corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams on Friday, one day after Adams agreed to provide ICE access to Rikers Island jail.

Colombian superstar Shakira canceled her Sunday concert in Lima after being hospitalized with an abdominal condition, the singer said.

The Trump administration’s downsizing and disbanding of federal agencies has hit efforts that improve election security and monitor foreign influence.

A Cicero family is picking up the pieces after a house explosion Saturday afternoon, with other families still waiting to return to their homes after a second structure was damaged.

Ukraine boasts vast reserves of ilmenite — a key element used to produce titanium — in the heavy mineral sands that stretch for miles along the country’s embattled east.

Two bottles of Kentucky bourbon autographed by Pope Francis have brought in thousands of dollars for charity.

Kalob Wayne Byers, was detained after airport customs officials found cannabis-laced marmalade in his baggage.

How much was the ocean damaged as a recent of the wildfires in Los Angeles? That’s what scientists are trying to find out now.

Under the proposal, public school students would receive mandatory instruction throughout their K-12 years on how to respond if they encounter a gun.

A venomous snake was found in a banana shipment at a New Hampshire grocery store on Saturday, according to state wildlife officials.