U.S. & World

An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant.

A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter’s unprecedented 100th birthday on Oct. 1.

Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off.

Baseball legend Pete Rose, who racked up the most hits in MLB history before being permanently banned from the sport over a gambling scandal, has died at 83.

The Biden administration is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher.

Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South.

Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores.

An analysis of the industry in Vietnam, Indonesia and India, which provide about half the shrimp in the world’s top four markets, found a 20%-60% drop in earnings from pre-pandemic levels.

Under the new law, the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol will be designated as Schedule IV controlled substances.

The shelter at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, known locally as A-B Tech, was at capacity with 149 people, including many families, facing an uncertain future together.

Verizon customers continue to report issues with service on Monday afternoon, so what’s the update from the company?

An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota.

The Pentagon says is sending a “few thousand” additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary.