Michigan State University professor Josh Cowen announced Thursday that he is running for one of the battleground state's most competitive congressional districts, joining a crowded field of Democrats ...

Catastrophic floods can be difficult to prepare for. Sometimes evacuation is the right call, but if it's too late the best bet is to find higher ground nearby. The stakes can be high, because a flash ...

North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital will be built in a bedroom community near the state capital, the project's health systems announced Thursday, creating a campus estimated to bring ...

No one could replace the inimitable talent that was Whitney Houston. But when you need someone to sing her timeless tracks, the great EGOT (that's Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner) Jennifer Hudson ...

The Baltimore Orioles traded right-handed reliever Bryan Baker to AL East rival Tampa Bay on Thursday in exchange for the 37th overall pick in the 2025 MLB amateur draft, a sign that one of baseball's ...

“Waste, fraud and abuse” is an oft-repeated cudgel against Democrats for Republicans seeking to vault into electoral prominence. It’s not bad. It’s punchy and easy enough to remember. Minnesota’s ...

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple years.

The Minnesota Twins held All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton out of the starting lineup on Thursday because of a bruised left hand that is not expected to affect his availability for long.

US applications for jobless benefits fell to 227,000 last week, remain at a historically healthy level. WASHINGTON — US applications for jobless benefits fell to 227,000 last week, remain at a ...

Countries prepared to provide troops for a post-cease-fire force in Ukraine agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris for a rapid deployment after hostilities end in Russia's war on its neighbor. A U.S ...

The Trump administration has announced it's issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the ...

English golfer Charley Hull withdrew from the first round of the Evian Championship on Thursday after collapsing to the ground twice because of a virus, organizers said.