U.S. & World

The massive Amazon — it’s about the size of Australia — stores huge amounts of the world’s carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas driving climate change, even as it’s rapidly deforested.

The 44-year-old woman in Bradenton, Florida, an area which had been affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton, is accused of using her mother’s name and information to submit a claim for almost $8,000.

The Trump transition team is compiling a list of senior current and former U.S. military officers who were directly involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan and exploring whether they could be court-martialed for their involvement, a U.S. official and a person familiar with the plan told NBC News. 

Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power, has died.

Rising temperatures are responsible for nearly a fifth of the world’s dengue burden, according to the new findings — a share that’s expected to keep rising.

President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining two things close to his heart: fierce battles inside the octagon and New York City.

New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.

The Washington Spirit are heading to the National Women’s Soccer League Championship Game after defeating New York’s Gotham FC in a shootout.

An unidentified “adversary” hacked into the email system for the Library of Congress, accessing information sent via email between January and September 2024, the Library said.

San Mateo County health officials said on Saturday they have reported the first known case of clade I mpox in California and the United States.

It took Anders Boisen on and off eight months to build the 6.5 meters long and 2.5 meters wide tiny home in the outskirts of Aarhus.

Netflix’s latest attempt at handling a live sports event did not receive a passing grade.

Retailers try to tempt shoppers with Black Friday discounts. But these offers are not necessarily the best prices of the year, according to experts.