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The United States has lifted sanctions against Eritreas ruling party and military, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury
Denmarks foreign minister has expressed cautious optimism about an agreement with the United States over Greenland in the wake of Donald Trump's announcement of a deal to bolster American military presence on the island
AI developers are striving for self-improvement, aiming for technology that can enhance itself
Will Lawrence, a progressive Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan, is trying to harness unease over the rapid pace of artificial intelligence development to defeat Republican Rep. Tom Barrett
Thousands of people have come to protest outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Flash flooding across the Navajo Nation has damaged roads, forced evacuations and claimed three lives as a late-season surge of monsoon moisture brings heavy rain to the Four Corners region
The stabbing of a Sikh truck driver at a Wyoming rest area has the U.S. Sikh community newly on edge
Officials say 75 absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities arrived too late to be counted in last months primary election
The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older
The Trump administration has started building the border wall in the Big Bend region of west Texas
Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor
Prosecutors say an SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders
A Louisiana jury has convicted a woman of negligent homicide in the death of a television reporter who had been visiting New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl
A New Hampshire judge has dismissed Pamela Smart's latest petition for a new trial
New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson will make a guest-starring appearance on Law & Order: SVU this fall
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House
A former Connecticut state budget official convicted of corruption fled the U.S. by boat and plane before his sentencing and is now a fugitive in Greece
Authorities in Michigan are advising residents to shelter in place after a small plane crashed in Grand Traverse County
A federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man last winter and lying about the circumstances to investigators is scheduled to appear before a Minnesota judge
Gustavo Dudamel has taken over as music director of the New York Philharmonic
A top official at the Kennedy Center says he closed the iconic performing arts centers temporarily due to acute risks to public safety resulting from continued structural deterioration of the aging building
Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week have been identified as Timothy Allen Smith, the last person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August
The death of Tasia Fortune, a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree, has stirred distressing memories of the grim U.S. history of lynchings
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security
The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall meeting as the city endured a surge of immigration agents and the deaths of two U.S. citizens is expected to be sentenced Wednesday after reaching a deal with...
A former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during President Bashar Assad's regime is facing a possible decades-long prison sentence in the U.S. A federal judge in Los Angeles is scheduled to sentence Samir Ousman Alsheikh on Thu...
Alabama is set to execute a man with a chemical injection, months after a judge blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas
Dramatic videos show the moment two Minneapolis officers were shot after racing to an upper floor of an apartment building in pursuit of a shooter
Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street closed lower following the Federal Reserves interest rate hike decision for the first time in three years
OpenAI has disclosed six reports on unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models
A federal judge has blocked immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California unless they determine the person is likely to escape
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee says hes going to block a proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weaponry to Israel over concerns that powerful bombs may not be used in line with U.S. and international law
Fencing has gone up around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs
A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money
Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee say the Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trumps planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington
Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days
Authorities say three people are dead after being swept away by floodwaters that rushed through the Navajo Nation
Online behemoth Amazon said its increasing the minimum starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20 ahead of the holiday shopping season
Authorities have located the remains of the final missing Tennessee victim of Hurricane Helene
Federal authorities have charged three people with stealing $12 million in homelessness aid, allegedly using the money to buy real estate, take luxury trips, and purchase vintage vehicles
An Islamic State group members has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and about 160 Afghans at a Kabul airport five years ago
A man convicted of killing three people is set to be executed Wednesday in Texas
Asian shares are mostly higher as investors await the Federal Reserves decision with high expectations of an interest rate hike
Officials say a news helicopter for NBC and Telemundo 52 crashed in Los Angeles and killed at least three people
President Donald Trump plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to campaign with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services
Learning to ride a bike, a classic childhood milestone, is now happening in school gyms and playgrounds
Legislation to broadly regulate college sports has cleared a first major hurdle in the Senate
Dolly Partons megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing cornfields across the U.S. and in Canada this fall
Federal authorities have charged a dozen people for fraudulently collecting over $10 million in childcare payments without having actual attendees at their facilities

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