U.S. & World

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would classify two abortion-inducing drugs as a controlled and dangerous substances. The final Senate vote Thursday came despite widespread criticism from doctors, who note that the drugs have other critical reproductive health care uses. They say changing the classification could make...

It wasn’t a vintage red or white, but vintage it was. A man renovating his wine cellar in Austria discovered mammoth remains from the prehistoric era.

Prescriptions of spironolactone, a generic blood pressure medication, for acne have soared as dermatologists have moved away from antibiotics.

A European space telescope is thrilling scientists with its latest peek at stars and galaxies. See the out-of-this world photos for yourself.

Authorities responded to PS 219, a middle school on Gravett Road in Kew Gardens Hills, after getting a call about a possible incident in the cafeteria shortly before 11 a.m. A total of 43 people with minor injuries, 31 of them students, were evaluated at the scene. Eight students and two adults were taken to a hospital with problems consistent...

Sam Butcher, the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children, has died. He was 85.

The U.S. is hosting Kenyan President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto for a state dinner celebrating 60 years of allyship between Kenya and the U.S. But what is a state dinner, what happens there and how does it help diplomatic relations?

Restaurants, grocery stores and wine clubs will be celebrating National Wine Day on Saturday, May 25, with some seriously sippable savings.

“Every week until now, President Putin was claiming to be available for peace,” the French president told CNBC in an interview this week in Paris.

The Justice Department accuses Live Nation of a slew of “unlawful, anticompetitive” practices that allow it to maintain a stronghold over the live music scene.

The high court’s conservative majority preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an “above-normal” 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, releasing its highest ever pre-season annual forecast on Thursday.

President Joe Biden has welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House to kick off a three-day state visit.