U.S. & World

Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness.

In an effort to prevent another riot like the one on Jan. 6, 2021, the Homeland Security secretary has designated the congressional count and certification of the presidential election as a national special security event.

Home Depot has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to resolve allegations that the company overcharged customers and falsely advertised prices on items, it was announced Thursday.

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would require the largest U.S. companies to pay at least 15% of their profits in taxes.

People began betting on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections within minutes of a judge’s ruling allowing the bets — the only ones to be legally approved by a U.S. jurisdiction.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said there will not be another debate against his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Girls have been hitting puberty at increasingly younger ages over the past few decades. New research looks at environmental factors that may play a role.

In the Lammert family, there is one day each year that is more special than the rest — it’s Aug. 25, the day of all four of the Lammert daughters were born.

American Airlines flight attendants on Thursday voted on a new five-year labor deal, giving cabin crews more than 20% immediate raises.

A bomb threat was sent to several city agencies in Springfield, Ohio, on Thursday morning, prompting multiple facilities to be evacuated, including Springfield City Hall, Fulton Elementary School and area locations of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last five years or so — and social media, where tainted, fake prescription drugs can be obtained with just a few clicks, is part of the problem.

Investigators say the student accused of killing four people in a Georgia high school shooting carried an assault rifle to school hidden in his backpack.

The Transportation Security Administration has proposed a new rule that could change what happens for travelers at the REAL ID deadline next year.