U.S. & World

The Aug. 8 fire killed at least 97 people and demolished thousands of buildings

Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project.

Millions of people hoping to make it rich have bought their tickets for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, which now has a jackpot of $750 million.

Mexican officials have pledged to set up checkpoints to “dissuade” migrants from hopping freight trains to the U.S. border.

A 13-foot alligator was spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in unincorporated Largo, Florida.

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, were spotted Saturday at a festival in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

The White House says President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot.

Every glimmer of the northern lights begins as a spot on the sun’s surface. And if increased solar activity is any indication, the next year and a half will be filled with glimmers. 

Branson sat down with NBC News while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. This week he revealed his new climate change coalition, Planetary Guardians.

Pope Francis is challenging French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty.

The federal government is heading toward a shutdown at month’s end that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics.

Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime by listening to ballgames on AM radio.

Finland is the No. 1 happiest country in the world, and they’re offering a free masterclass about happiness. Here’s what I learned from the course.

Chicago is set to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped employees like servers and bartenders, with uncertain consequences for diners and restaurants.