U.S. & World

Authorities say one person died when a tornado ripped through the small northeastern Kansas city of Westmoreland and destroyed houses, RVs and outbuildings.

The U.S. Rowing federation on Tuesday released a 154-page report on the former Olympic medalist and coach, who died in 2021.

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses after the arrest of demonstrators at Columbia University.

About 300 people attended the rally at the Paris Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games HQ in the French capital.

Officers took protesters into custody late Tuesday after Columbia University called in police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on the New York campus.

Here’s a look at how things are shaping up so far this week at the historic trial.

Bird flu has been found in nearly three-dozen dairy herds across nine states.

Federal regulators on Tuesday sent warning letters to several drugmakers, taking issue with patents on popular drugs for weight loss, diabetes, asthma and other respiratory conditions.

The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea.

The synchronized emergence of periodic cicadas is an evolutionary strategy. But some scientists think global warming could be affecting the insects’ cycles.

A mom says “the unthinkable happened” when she was handed the wrong baby in a hospital maternity ward and cared for the infant for several hours.

Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court could issue arrest warrants for the country’s leaders more than six months into the Israel-Hamas war.

The next time you receive a medical bill, take a close look at it line by line. A certain type of fee is popping up on more and more bills, and experts say it can range anywhere from a couple bucks to $1,000.