With spring will come warmer temperatures, flora in bloom -- and millions of screaming insects emerging from their resting place beneath the ground. Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surfac...
Less than two weeks after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on the streets of midtown Manhattan, his alleged assassin Luigi Mangione has been greeted not by universal condemnation for the brazen violence -- but rather, a surge of en...
In his first comments since Luigi Mangione was charged with second-degree murder on Monday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said he was confident that the 26-year-old would quickly be extradited to New York where he will be held accountable f...
Luigi Mangione faces a second-degree murder charge in New York in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to an online court docket filed Monday. The 26-year-old was also charged with possession of a loaded firear...
An urgent manhunt is underway for a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson....
UnitedHealth Group has released a statement saying their “hearts are broken” and that they have been “touched by the huge outpouring of kindness and support” since CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan early Wednesda...
President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on tax evasion and federal gun charges and is due for sentencing in December. Despite the White House's assurances last month that the president had no intentions of...
With Election Day around the corner, American parents may be considering paying for childcare to ease the voting process. But in some states, heading to the polls while your child is being cared for can be free of charge. In swing state North Caroli...
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for the first time Tuesday in their first presidential debate of the 2024 election, hosted by ABC News. The high-stakes, 90-minute debate was held at Ph...
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will need to navigate the pitfall-filled debate of their political lives on Tuesday as each tries to persuade millions of voters and viewers that they're the one best suited to be presid...
There is \\\\"no sign of life\\\\" at the crash scene of the helicopter that was carrying Iran's president, the head of Iran's Red Crescent, Hossein Kolivand, told state media early Monday morning. The Red Crescent confirmed early Monday ...
Ever since Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in 2020 to become president, there have been questions over whether he would seek a second term. Aged 78 when he took office in 2021, Biden was already comfortably the oldest president in US history. Now we'...
More states turning to 4-day school weeks to address teacher shortages...
Donald Trump is the first US president to be indicted in criminal proceedings, which also happened as he is seeking the Republican nomination in 2024 The specific charge is not known, but the grand jury investigation centered on a $130,0...
At least 19 states under alert as brutal temperatures grip Northeast...
US President Joe Biden has said Hurricane Ian could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history following devastation across the state....
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. "I really want to hassle them, and we will continue to do this - to the end,&q...
South Africa's president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Cyril Ramaphosa said he was "deeply disappointed" by the action, which he descr...
The first in-person meeting of climate ministers in 18 months has seen some tentative progress, says the UK minister who will lead the Glasgow COP26 meeting. Alok Sharma said that the countries aligned more closely on climate iss...
A hit squad composed mostly of retired Colombian soldiers assassinated Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. The group included 26 Colombians and two Americans of Haitian origin, police chief L&eacut...