The House on Friday passed a bill to uphold abortion rights for women, taking swift action in response to a new Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state.

A judge has begun instructing the jury at R. Kelly’s sex trafficking trial on the law after it heard a prosecutor give a fiery rebuttal to defense closing arguments that portrayed him as a victim of lying accusers

Bitcoin, Ethereum and others dipped on Friday after the news from Beijing.

An Oklahoma man who took part in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection and took a beer from a refrigerator in the building has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor

During the flight, the unruly passenger shouted for the pilot to shoot him.

Former President Barack Obama's presidential center will move another step closer to its brick-and-mortar future next week when ground is broken after years of reviews, other delays and local opposition

The public apology would come as anti-Asian hate incidents have resurged.

A South Florida man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed three people and injured 20 others outside a banquet hall earlier this year

A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight

The operator of a light rail train that crashed into the rear of another train on the Boston area’s public transit system now faces criminal charges

A bull that escaped from a farm on Long Island and eluded searchers for two months has been captured

Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages

The CDC has endorsed an independent advisory panel's recommendation for seniors and other medically vulnerable Americans to get a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

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President Joe Biden harshly criticized Border Patrol agents, mounted on horseback, who confronted Haitian migrants, calling their actions "horrible."

Geologists demonstrated how volcanic rock from the La Palma eruption’s lava flows can boil water instantly due to its blistering heat.

The officer helped the boy, worried about leaving his mother for his first day of school, by accompanying him into a school building in Norfolk, Virginia.

The car flipped, fell down a hill and crashed into a wall after the driver lost control on a bend but escaped with minor injuries.

Wild boar sightings in the Monte Mario area of Rome have prompted residents to criticize local administrations for not effectively managing the animals.

Time-lapse footage captured a stunning view of the aurora borealis across the night sky in Donegal, Ireland.

Police in California helped reunite a man with his emotional support dog, Arrow, after it went missing over the weekend.

A Canberra man thought using a drone to deliver coffee would be fast until a bird started attacking it.

CCTV footage shows a train nearly hitting a woman as she attempted to cross at a rail station in Ermelo, Netherlands.

The fire painted the night sky red as seen at the Sequoia National Forest in California.

Drone footage captured a river of lava from the La Palma volcano on Spain’s Canary Islands approaching the Atlantic Ocean.