U.S. & World

A 17-year-old kayaker spent nearly 12 hours treading water and clinging to his kayak Wednesday after becoming separated from his high school paddling group, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

The Teal Pumpkin Project is a national effort to make Halloween safer for kids with food allergies and other medical conditions.

The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island’s population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry.

The Small Business Administration loan program is a key source of federal aid for those impacted by the storms, but the aid won’t be available until mid-November at the earliest.

After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America.

Biden plans to send Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel early next week to discuss securing Gaza, recovering hostages and the future of the Palestinian people

The obituary of the Texas man who died at 74 lampooned his eccentric life and mishaps.

Autumn is here, and that means it’s time for the clocks to fall back.

These babies are identical twins, but their mom has no trouble telling them apart.

In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a temporary restraining order calling threats by the Florida Department of Health “unconstitutional coercion.”

Dustin Mitchell Kjersem, 35, was found dead in his tent on Oct. 12. He died after sustaining multiple chop wounds and his death has been ruled a homicide, officials said.

She bit the driver on the back and punched him a few times before throwing him out, police say. She crashed a short time later and remains on the run.

An off-duty Wisconsin police officer working as a substitute teacher is under investigation after he was accused of re-enacting the murder of George Floyd.