U.S. & World

A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead.

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.

The Supreme Court on Friday handed a loss to Republicans by allowing Pennsylvania voters who sent mail-in ballots that were flagged as being potentially defective to submit a separate provisional in-person ballot.

Peanut, who has amassed more than half a million Instagram followers, was euthanized by officials to be tested for rabies.

Starting Friday, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients can get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

A possible suspect wearing a Halloween Michael Myers mask was seen in the area of a Harris County, Texas, home where a man was found shot to death, authorities said Friday.

The IRS has announced an increase to the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025, to $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024.

U.S. intelligence officials say a video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors.”

Trump has promised Kennedy and his fringe views a prominent role in health policy if he wins.

When will we know the results of the 2024 presidential election? Experts say the results likely won’t be known on Election Day.

Wagers have been flooding in for weeks after a ruling opened the door to U.S. users placing bets on ballot outcomes, blurring the lines between elections and sports as court wrangling continues.

If no one gets 270 electoral votes, the House of Representative decides who wins the presidency, with each state delegation getting one vote.

At a rambling event in Arizona late Thursday, the former president also said that vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “can do anything he wants” on health policy if Trump wins the election.