U.S. & World

The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.

Exposure to lead in gasoline during childhood resulted in many millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders over the last 75 years, a new study estimates.

Global food prices recently rose to an 18-month high, with some food baskets expected to continue climbing, according to market watchers.

The search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in western Pennsylvania is moving into a recovery effort after two days of searching produced no signs of life.

Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday.

A suspected gunman is dead and two students are injured following a shooting Wednesday afternoon at a school in Butte County, according to the sheriff’s office.

Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday asked a Georgia appeals court to dismiss the Fulton County racketeering case against him.

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.

Orcas were previously seen sporting salmon on their heads in the late 1980s, but it’s not clear what the behavior means.

Trump’s pick for FBI director has vowed to “come after” the media. But he also later emphasized to NBC News that his comments only apply if people “broke the law.”

The mother of a Philadelphia Eagles player is asking for the public’s help after her dog who helped her get through her battle with breast cancer was stolen from a Philadelphia Target store in October.

Traffic at the burrito eatery continues to be steady, according to an analyst report.

Jared Isaacman, 41, CEO and founder of a card-processing company, has been a close collaborator with Elon Musk ever since buying his first chartered flight with SpaceX.