U.S. & World

Hidden weapons, stashed weed and smuggled reptiles all make the Transportation Security Administration’s year end list of “Top 10 Best Catches.”

In 2016, Edgar Maddison Welch traveled from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., and fired shots in a pizza restaurant, acting on a conspiracy theory that had spread online.

A judge has ruled that a Wisconsin woman who stabbed her sixth grade classmate to please horror character Slender Man can be released from a psychiatric hospital.

The blazes have destroyed thousands of structures, including homes, businesses and schools.

Officials said the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department had made 20 arrests since the fires began.

The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found that they overstepped the president’s authority.

For years, political scientist Scott Yenor has advocated for overhauling colleges and universities, which he’s argued undermine traditional American families by encouraging women to pursue careers and put off childbirth. Now he may get a chance to implement his policy proposals.

A senior official says Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, sinks, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose 25% on all Canadian products.

More than 15,000 doctors have signed a letter urging senators to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services.

Jamie Lee Curtis said she and her family are pledging $1 million to start a “fund of support” for those affected by the blazes burning in and around Los Angeles.

If you’ve been active on TikTok in recent months, you’ve probably seen a buzzy video or two surrounding the black plastic cooking utensils controversy.

In a collision between free speech and national security, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the fate of TikTok.

Former President Jimmy Carter Carter, who died late last month at 100, was remembered as a compassionate Christian and ahead-of-his-time progressive.