U.S. & World

Mastercard says it expects to be able to discover that your credit or debit card number has been compromised well before it ends up in the hands of a cybercriminal.

A New Zealand man has been fined over a social media video in which he tries to “body slam” an orca swimming next to his boat, in what officials called “stupid” and “extremely irresponsible” behavior.

A 12-year-old boy who suffers debilitating pain because of sickle cell disease has become the first patient in the U.S. to undergo a newly approved gene therapy.

The Nashville Metro Council voted 30-3 Tuesday evening against the proposed sign at Morgan Wallen’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen.

A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu in what is the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. Michigan health officials say the person experienced mild symptoms in their eyes. Officials say the person had been in contact with infected livestock, and the risk to the public remains low. A Texas farmworker was...

A judge delayed the start of Hunter Biden’s federal tax trial to September after a hearing Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom.

The FBI arrested an alleged Jan. 6 participant in Maryland on Wednesday and charged him with assaults on law enforcement after identifying him with the help of online sleuths and matching moles on his face to footage from the 2021 Capitol attack.

If you owned an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus over the last several years, you may be entitled to a portion of a $35 million settlement as part of a class action lawsuit against Apple.

Officials said two officers fired shots at a stolen vehicle after the driver knocked over two people holding two children and rammed into a police cruiser.

Target’s weak results show the fierce battle between retailers trying to outmatch each other on deals.

“I saw people from across the aisle just going completely horizontal, hitting the ceiling and landing back down in really awkward positions,” one passenger said.

Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, and those people now outnumber those who say they are daily or nearly-daily drinkers of alcohol.

A judge has blocked the auction of Graceland by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral.