U.S. & World

Much remains unknown about the man who carried out an attack in New Orleans and another who died in an explosion in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day.

A former Virginia hospital worker was arrested in connection with an incident that left three babies with “unexplainable fractures,” officials said.

Rudy Giuliani is testifying in a New York courtroom at a contempt hearing to decide whether he has dodged and deceived lawyers trying to recover a $148 million judgment for two Georgia election workers.

Star U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley was arrested in Miami Beach for alleged battery on a law enforcement officer and other charges, police said.

President Joe Biden will visit New Orleans next week, with the city still reeling from the deadly New Year’s rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers.

The department says it’s the first such fine against an airline over chronic delays, and it blames JetBlue for “unrealistic scheduling.”

The 42-year-old Texas man once impressed an Army commander with his attitude and work ethic, but over the past few years, his life began to deteriorate.

A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bumps that led to the discovery of a “dinosaur highway.”

A private meeting was held Friday in the Menendez brothers case between more than 20 members of Kitty and Jose Menendez’s family and newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

President Joe Biden has rejected the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel.

There are about 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases and about 20,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths each year, according to the new report.

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to military recipients who displayed heroism and self-sacrifice in combat during the Korean War and Vietnam War.

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.

Bourbon Street reopened Thursday to a light crowd as tourists and locals veered away from the world-famous destination after an attacker plowed through crowds of revealers, killing more than a dozen people on New Year’s Day.