U.S. & World

Crews are watching the weather this weekend as they battle a California wildfire that has burned into groves of gigantic sequoia trees.

Some of those left behind after the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan say they are scared the ruling Taliban will find them, throw them in jail, perhaps even kill them because they are Americans or had worked for the U.S. government

Two Delaware women who confronted supporters of former President Donald Trump and took a “Make America Great Again” hat from them at the 2020 Democratic National Convention have been sentenced to probation.

The top U.S. military officer is in Greece meeting with NATO counterparts this weekend, and Army Gen. Mark Milley is hoping to forge more basing, intelligence-sharing and other agreements to prevent terrorist groups from regrouping in Afghanistan, and threatening America and the region.

Congressional Democrats face a daunting assignment.

The head of the United Nations says a new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

France’s foreign minister has denounced what he called the “duplicity, disdain and lies” surrounding the sudden rupture of France’s lucrative contract to make submarines for Australia in favor of a U.S. deal

New York real estate scion Robert Durst was found guilty in the killing of a longtime friend in her home in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles nearly 21 years ago. Jurors spent less than six hours discussing the case since it was handed to them Tuesday afternoon following 3 1/2 days of closing arguments by attorneys. The panel…

Pfizer is voluntarily recalling all lots of its anti-smoking drug Chantix due to high levels of cancer-causing agents called nitrosamines in the pills.

The U.S. Border Patrol hopes to free up agents to go back into the field by hiring civilians to perform tasks like checking holding cells and collecting information for immigration court papers

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 7-year-old boy from Gary, Indiana, who is believed to be in “extreme danger,” according to police.

Police searching for Gabby Petito have a new and urgent question on their hands: Where is her fiancé Brian Laundrie?

Algerian state television says former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France and was ousted from power in 2019 amid pro-democracy protests, has died at age 84.