People of color in the US face heightened risks of harm from climate-induced disasters. Now, non-profits are pushing to remedy that disparity with more equitable approaches to disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
Dr. Scott Hadland writes that the FDA's historic decision to make Narcan available to everyone over the counter is a critical step to addressing our national opioid crisis, but this policy change alone will not be enough.
The family of Lashawn Thompson, an inmate who died in the Fulton County Jail last year, is demanding a criminal investigation into his death and for the facility to be closed and a new one to be built.
Fort Lauderdale and other communities across southeast Florida are working to get life back to normal after monumental flooding wreaked havoc on the area, closing transportation hubs, schools and government offices.
The conversation being sparked by calls for Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California to resign has resonance for the rest of us, and we'd do well to see it as an opportunity to think about these issues in our own lives, writes psychologist Peggy Drexler.
Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of six expansive gun violence prevention bills into law Thursday that will create universal background checks for all firearms and mandate safe storage requirements around children.
Uber-luxury brand Hermès, best known for its coveted Birkin handbag, reported a double-digit jump in sales as high-income shoppers continue to spend on pricey products.
The family of Connor Sturgeon -- who was killed after he fatally shot five people Monday morning at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky -- plans to have his brain tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, his father and a spokesperson for the family told CNN on Thursday.
The Justice Department on Friday announced charges against more than two dozen defendants, including three sons of the notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-trafficking investigation.
First-quarter earnings for companies in the S&P 500 kick off this week, and economists are predicting the biggest earnings decline since the onset of the pandemic.
When the war in Ukraine finally comes to an end, the besieged city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine will go down as one of the most recognizable symbols of the conflict, writes Michael Bociurkiw.
The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is scheduled to open on Friday in her hometown of Atchison, Kansas. The centerpiece: A twin aircraft of the one she flew on her fateful last journey.
A former Fox News producer who claims the right-wing network pressured her to give false testimony escalated her own lawsuit against the company, adding CEO Suzanne Scott as defendant and accusing Fox's lawyers of deleting messages from her phone.
A Minnesota judge has ruled the children of a missing woman will remain in county custody rather than be released to their father who says he is cooperating with law enforcement "at every turn," nearly two weeks after the disappearance of 26-year-old Madeline Kingsbury.
As the Texas pardons board weighs a request from the governor for an expedited review of the conviction of an Army sergeant who fatally shot a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally, an attorney for the victim's family is calling for the full legal process to play out first, including sentencing and an appeal.
Floridians woke up Friday morning to discover Gov. Ron DeSantis had signed into law a six-week abortion ban overnight, meeting behind closed doors with a select group of invited guests to give final approval to a bill that had just passed the state legislature earlier in the day.
