A British-South African endurance swimmer is closing in on the finish line of his 62-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard

Despite being nearly wiped off the map by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, tiny Chimney Rock Village in North Carolina had optimistically predicted it would be open for business by Memorial Day

Flamingos, pelicans, herons and parrots are just a few of the wild birds that call Miami home

The best young spellers in the English language are set to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year

A sheriff’s office says a woman and her adult daughter have been arrested after an infant died at an illegal day care they were running in central California

She was a prominent feminist and author of the 1960s and ’70s.

Members of different LGBTQ and transgender communities are descending on the nation’s capital with plans for celebrations, parades, concerts and more

The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what’s been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head of state

One initiative distributes laptops in rural Iowa

Two border collies have a full-time job keeping birds and other wildlife off the runway at West Virginia’s busiest airport

From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation’s capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents customarily commemorate Memorial Day on hallowed ground

Religious services, concerts and vigils are scheduled to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a police officer in the cities where Floyd grew up and where he died

A massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital in need of medical care

In the Houston housing project where he grew up, George Floyd was respected as a man who spoke from hard, but hardly extraordinary, experience

The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 12-18-28-48-52, Powerball: 5

Officials say a cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged with kidnapping, assaulting and holding a man against his will for several weeks in an upscale Manhattan town house

A GOP proposal would make the state the nation’s largest with such a mandate.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man deported to Mexico over his fears of being harmed there

Arsenal has upset Barcelona 1-0 to win the Women’s Champions League final

A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: climate-resilient construction methods can protect homes, and save a lot of money

President Donald Trump is delivering his first military commencement address since returning to office

Famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has created artworks, luxury goods with fashion houses like Louis Vuitton, album covers and an exclusive merchandising collection with Major League Baseball

The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood

The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 07-18-40-55-68, Mega Ball: 18, Megaplier: