Huge explosions rock Beirut with widespread damage, injuries
Explosions rocked Beirut, inflicting injuries and damaging buildings in a large radius around the city's port.
President Trump fires TVA chairman over foreign workers
UNION: "This work really does belong to the people of the valley. TVA: "We have to make this change. It's what's best for the Valley."
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies at 74 due to COVID-19
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after battling the coronavirus.
US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more
The U.S. will pull roughly 12,000 troops out of Germany, bringing about 6,400 forces home and shifting 5,600 to other countries in Europe.
Arizona train derailment causes bridge collapse
Officials say a freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in a Phoenix suburb has derailed, setting the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure.
Hawaiian Islands avoid direct hit from Hurricane Douglas
Hawaii has avoided a direct hit form Hurricane Douglas and the Category 1 storm was swirling just north of the island chain.
Target to close on Thanksgiving, ending Black Friday kickoff
Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade-long tradition of jump starting Black Friday sales.
Hanna becomes hurricane as it heads toward virus-weary Texas
Tropical Storm Hanna has been upgraded to a hurricane and is moving toward Texas.
Tropical Storm Hanna forecast to strengthen; Gonzalo looms
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to strengthen as it moves slowly west toward the Texas coastline.
Trump signs order barring Census to count Illegal Immigrants for congressional seats
President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment.
Portland police: Federal agents used gas against protesters
Portland police are describing in detail another night of conflict between protesters and federal forces outside the U.S. courthouse in Oregon’s largest city.
Son of US District Judge Esther Salas killed, husband shot
Judiciary officials say a gunman shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge as he answered the door of the family home Sunday in New Jersey.
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died. He was 80. Lewis was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists,…
Target and CVS Join Growing List of National Retailers Requiring Masks
Target and CVS Health have joined the list of the nation’s largest retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike.
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
Britain, the United States and Canada are accusing Russia of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.
Walmart to require customers to wear masks at all its stores
Walmart has become the latest major retailer to require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores.
Hyundai recalls 272K US cars; electrical outlet can overheat
Hyundai is recalling more than 272,000 cars in the U.S. because the electrical socket in the dashboard can overheat and cause a fire.
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online.
Sailors continuing fight to save burning San Diego warship
Hundreds of sailors are fighting to save a burning Navy warship docked in San Diego.
Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name after 87 years
The Washington NFL team is shedding the “Redskins” name effective immediately.
Is there a coin shortage?
"It’s a supply and demand issue."
Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out case
The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the Affordable Care Act.
US probes fuel leaks in older Chevy Cobalt and HHR vehicles
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints of fuel leaks in older Chevrolet Cobalt small cars and HHR wagons.
Sponsor FedEx asks Redskins to change their name
The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins’ stadium wants the NFL team to change its name.