In California’s Death Valley National Park, one of the hottest places on Earth, summer temperatures can soar into the 130s F. These extreme temperatures attract visitors every year, some determined …

Ziva Mann has been navigating the challenges of raising a transgender child within an Orthodox Jewish community. Her daughter, Ellie, came out during the pandemic, and Mann quickly embraced her …

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine, but reached no agreement. The Trump administration deployed the National Guard in Washington, DC, and attempted to take …

Erin becomes a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean and is expected to reach category 4 later Saturday.

Today is Saturday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2025. There are 137 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee …

Law enforcement says an off-duty New York Police Department officer fatally shot a man pointing a fake gun at the officer on Staten Island. Assistant Chief Melissa Eger, of the NYPD Patrol Borough of …

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich …

Months before New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was set to leave office, she has been indicted in what prosecutors allege was a yearslong scheme to conceal a romantic relationship with her bodyguard. …

President Donald Trump has said little about his idea of relocating much of the Gaza Strip’s population to other countries since he stunned the world by announcing it in February. But Israel’s …

Hurricane Erin strengthens to a Category 2 and is expected to continue rapidly intensifying, forecasters say.

A federal judge has denied the Trump administration's request to end a policy protecting immigrant children in federal custody. The Flores agreement limits how long children can be held and requires …

U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska at a U.S. military base for a crucial summit. This Friday’s meeting could influence the war in Ukraine and …

A political standoff in Texas over new U.S. House maps aimed at adding five Republican seats is poised to enter a new phase. Meanwhile, heavily Democratic California plans for a November election …

President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the start of their summit in Alaska. The two men arrived almost simultaneously and exchanged a warm handshake and …

Global talks to slash plastic production and the toxic chemicals used to produce plastic products fell apart in Geneva this week. No agreement was made to meaningfully reduce the harms plastic …

President Donald Trump’s face-to-face high-stakes summit with President Vladimir Putin could determine the fate of European security as well as the trajectory of the war in Ukraine. Trump has a …

Tristan Rogers, known for his role as Robert Scorpio on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 79. Rogers first appeared on the show in 1980 and became a beloved character. Born in Melbourne, …

A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after a long corruption investigation.. Cantrell’s lawyer confirmed to The Associated Press that an indictment was returned and …

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s …

A U.S. district judge has denied a request by a Native American tribe and environmentalists to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project. The …