About 1 in 4 people in the United States -- more than 119 million residents -- live with air pollution that can hurt their health and shorten their lives, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. People of color are disproportionately affected, as are residents of Western cities.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain in a Russian jail after a Moscow court decided to uphold the terms of his detention. US officials are looking at "creative and sometimes quite challenging options" to bring him home.
A Chinese acrobat has fallen to her death during an aerial silks performance, sparking horror and outcry on social media over the lack of safety measures.
A mountaineer from Northern Ireland died while descending from the summit of the world's tenth highest peak and an Indian climber is missing on the same mountain, climbing officials said on Tuesday.
The Biden administration unveiled Tuesday a $1.1 billion program aimed at providing Covid-19 vaccines and treatments to the uninsured at no cost after the federal supply is exhausted.
The United States does not have a high-speed rail network like those built in China, Japan and Europe. But could decades of hoping finally turn into building one?
A 34-year-old man was arrested Tuesday evening in connection with the killings of four people who were found dead earlier in the day at a Bowdoin, Maine, home, authorities said.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to prepare to launch the country's first military reconnaissance satellite, North Korean state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.
Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan's capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people working for the United Nations and other international organizations, amid conflicting reports of an agreed ceasefire in the country.
Former Fugees rapper Pras Michel testified in his own trial Tuesday, telling the jury that money he received from a Malaysian businessman to set up a picture with then-President Barack Obama was "free money."
Credit Suisse has come under fire for neglecting to fully investigate accusations that the bank had serviced Nazi clients and Nazi-linked accounts until as recently as 2020, according to a new US Senate committee investigation.
A Grand Jury indicted three individuals for burning "an object on the property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate," according to court files obtained by CNN
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden earned $579,514 in 2022, slightly lower than their previous year's earnings, according to new tax returns released Tuesday by the White House.
Aaron Carter, a former child pop singer and younger brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, has died, a source close to the family told CNN. He was 34.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined singer Aaron Carter died from drowning and the effects alprazolam and difluoroethane, according to a summary published on the coroner's website Tuesday.
The National Urban League unveiled on Tuesday its annual report on the state of Black America, saying the nation is under attack from hate and extremism within the country.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who has been cleared to resume football activities, said Tuesday his cardiac arrest during an NFL game in January was caused by commotio cordis.
