U.S. & World

The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military.

Facebook, Instagram and other Meta apps are down due to a ‘technical issue’

FBI Director Christopher Wray told the bureau workforce Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job.

The Geminids are among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids, and this year they will peak on Friday.

A Delaware judge says a UPS driver who crashed his truck after downing several beers while driving is not entitled to workers’ compensation for his injuries.

Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables, all while continuing to limit added sugars, sodium and saturated fat.

Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days.

Homes in the wealthiest ZIP codes in the U.S. will cost you a median of $1.55 million.

Time has narrowed its short list for its 2024 Person of the Year to five prominent figures ranging from political leaders to royalty.

Authorities say a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and was believed to have been in Eastern Europe has willingly returned to the U.S. and is in custody.

High-profile legal battles are nothing new for Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, who is in the spotlight again with a lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs.

A disgraced chiropractor who was selling bodies faces allegations that he mishandled human remains.

The 2034 tournament will be the first 48-team World Cup to be played in a single country after Saudi Arabia was named the host on Wednesday.

Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others in positions of power on the U.S. Biathlon team were ignored or excused over decades by officials, athletes say.