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“Drug-addicted rats” are eating narcotics seized and stored by Houston police, prompting a change in how long the department is required to store the evidence, officials said.

Six of President-elect Donald Trump’s big-office nominees faced Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday, previewing a parade of policy and political fights that will define his second term.

Chinese users on RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu or Little Red Book, have welcomed American users who are looking for a TikTok replacement.

Only about 160 of the fire-dousing aircraft, which are built in Canada using a 55-year-old design, are in operation worldwide as demand for them grows.

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale. Environmentalists say the move Wednesday, in the waning days of the Biden administration, will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to extinction as the Trump a...

The Department of Transportation has sued Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier operated chronically delayed flights.

In a letter previewing his prime-time remarks, Biden touted persistent job growth, lower prescription drug costs and investments in clean energy to fight climate change.

Both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are claiming credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal being reached. Here’s what they said.

A surprising AP photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers.

A ceasefire deal was reached Wednesday to end 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, according to President Joe Biden, Qatar’s prime minister and Hamas officials.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults’ free-speech rights.

In the wake of the Los Angeles-area wildfires, some U.S. residents seek safety from climate-related calamities.

Joann, a once popular craft chain, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, according to a an announcement.

Evidence shows that the synthetic dye can cause cancer in lab animals.