Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger...
A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing...
Why now is a crucial time to pay off your credit card debt
NEW YORK (AP) — For Americans who lacked savings prior to the pandemic, financial stress is rising. A combination of inflation, increased interest rates,...
Ratings for the Grammy Awards hit a sweet note as almost 17 million tune...
NEW YORK (AP) — An average of 16.9 million viewers tuned in to see performances by Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish and watch Taylor...
Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds
The Justice Department proposed changes Monday to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial...
Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police took into custody more than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government's investments in Israel on Monday, shutting down...
‘Coolest dictator’ to ‘philosopher king,’ Nayib Bukele’s path to reelection in El Salvador
MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or as his X profile read on election day,...
Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million...
DENVER (AP) — The Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying “no” and “mommy” as a police officer who had pointed her...
How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s
At least 112 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. The devastation...
Scientists move forward with plans for giant new atom-smasher to begin operating by 2040
GENEVA (AP) — Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher expressed confidence Monday about moving forward with a multibillion-euro project to build a larger...
Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s Tuesday primary
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday congratulated hospitality workers for reaching a tentative agreement with several Las Vegas hotel-casinos and calling...