The measure was rejected by Republicans.

Publicly available mortality data shows an increasingly huge gap between Russia's official coronavirus death toll and likely real toll of the pandemic in the country.

New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus

Mom speaks out about giving birth to 9 babies at same time.

“If not a derecho, it was close."

President Joe Biden is sounding the alarm about the need for more resources to fight a series of wildfires in Western states

Investigators in Maryland’s Baltimore County have arrested a 33-year-old woman after pulling over her car and finding the bodies of two young children inside

The NFL’s most discussed stat has been COVID-19 vaccination percentages

A federal judge has ordered the pretrial detention of a former police officer from Virginia who's accused of ordering guns after he was charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

More than 100 people had to spend the night on a highway, including nearly 30 who took refuge in a tunnel, after rain over an area burned by a wildfire once again triggered mudslides in western Colorado

The highest ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says he is expanding a probe into the 2020 presidential election, saying it will take more investigators and time than originally planned

Novak Djokovic's attempt at history for men's tennis at the Olympics on the path toward a Golden Slam was stopped by Alexander Zverev.

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Police are investigating the gruesome stabbing death of Katherine Janness and her dog Bowie early Wednesday in Piedmont Park.

Police caught and removed an alligator found in the homeowner's backyard hot tub in Texas.

A Louisiana nurse shared the emotional toll of working in the intensive care unit throughout the pandemic, saying, "We're losing people ... that are never going to see their kids graduate."

An orphaned river otter pup was transferred to the Oregon Zoo and received medical care from veterinarians.

LOOK OUT BELOW: Daring tourists in China take the plunge by braving the world's highest bungee jump from a footbridge; an 850-foot drop.

Cruise companies hope that new features, like the “Bolt” ride on Carnival’s newest ship, "Mardis Gras," will help lure customers after the pandemic brought the industry to a halt for more than a year.

Aerial footage showed structures destroyed after a tornado was reported in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. There were dozens of severe weather reports on Thursday, from Illinois to New Jersey.

A beachfront house in Argentina fell off a cliff and plunged into the ocean due to rising sea levels. The owners were not inside when it collapsed.

Firefighters used aircraft to dump water on a blaze that is threatening residential areas in Turkey.

The FBI is investigating after pilots over LAX reported a man wearing a jetpack, who has earned the nickname "Iron Man," hovering over 5,000 feet in the air.

Bethany Ugarte, also known as lilsipper on Instagram, uses four ingredients to make a melon mousse for everyone to enjoy!