Hurricane Norma strengthens on a path toward Los Cabos in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Norma strengthened to a major storm Thursday as it spun off Mexico’s Pacific coast on a path expected to...
The government secures a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over alleged redlining in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations that it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately...
Civic group launches $4M campaign to boost embattled San Francisco ahead of global trade...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $4 million marketing campaign touting San Francisco's resilience, innovation and moxie launches Thursday as the embattled city prepares to...
Republicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other top Republicans want the U.S. to seal its borders against a potential mass exodus of...
Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades...
With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes...
Earthquake country residents set to ‘drop, cover and hold on’ in annual ShakeOut quake...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People will duck under desks and tables in California and around the world on Thursday for an annual drill practicing...
FDA is thinking about a ban on hair-straightening chemicals. Stylists say Black women have...
ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women...
Sidney Powell pleads guilty in case over efforts to overturn Trump’s Georgia loss and...
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in...
China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon report on China's military power says Beijing is exceeding previous projections of how quickly it is building up its...
Home sales fell again in September as surging mortgage rates, rising prices discouraged homebuyers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes in September fell for the fourth month in a row, grinding to their slowest...