U.S. & World

NOAA issued a severe geomagnetic storm alert on Wednesday after an outburst from the sun was detected earlier in the week. Here’s why they were visible in many parts of the U.S.

A lawyer for Jay-Z said a “legal ultimatum” to talk show host Piers Morgan was necessary and prompted him to take the unusual step of editing an interview with a guest who claimed the hip-hop mogul and his wife, Beyoncé, are engaged in potentially criminal behavior in line with the allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led to an elevator accident at a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide.

A Massachusetts pharmacist has been sentenced in Michigan to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison for his role in a 2012 national meningitis outbreak that killed dozens of people.

The DOJ lawsuit — the second of its kind against a state in less than a month — argues that Virginia is in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

As Florida begins to recover from Hurricane Milton, there are plenty of ways to help those impacted by the devastating storm.

A U.S. soldier was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after admitting to trying to help ISIS plan attacks on New York City landmarks — including the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan — as well as help the terrorist group carry out more deadly attacks on American troops in the Middle East, according to court documents.

Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which still circulates even though they have been conclusively proven false.

A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30.

Bacon prices have been a particular focus in this election.

The issue remains legally and politically fraught two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and overruled the nationwide right to abortion.

Boeing said it will lay off about 10% of its workforce as losses deepen from an ongoing factory strike.

A military investigation has concluded that two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do after a fall into deep, turbulent waters.

The Social Security Administration has announced a higher threshold for earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes. Here’s what workers need to know.