A man convicted for ordering a murder-for-hire hit on his brother and father in the Bronx, New York was sentenced to life in prison Friday, federal prosecutors said.
The train cars that derailed near a village in central Maine Saturday and caused a large fire were not carrying hazardous materials, officials said, adding there was no threat to public safety.
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado signed a trio of bills Friday that further protect the rights to abortion and gender-affirming services in the state, as access to the so-called abortion pill across the country remains in limbo and some neighboring conservative states have moved to restrict such procedures.
Walmart's chief merchandising officer for its US operations is stepping down from the job as the retailer faces a tougher year ahead, an internal memo shared to US associates Friday said.
Last month's upheaval within the banking sector hasn't pushed America off course from achieving a soft landing, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an exclusive interview Friday.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday urged his fellow Republicans to move on from the 2020 presidential election, offering a thinly veiled dig at former President Donald Trump and his continued election grievances.
The New York attorney general has opened an investigation into the death of a 78-year-old man who was shot by police this week after officers responded to 911 calls for a burglary at his apartment, the office said Saturday.
Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff Patrick "Pat" Labat on Friday announced measures "to address an outbreak of infectious illnesses" at the county jail -- including moving more than 600 inmates to other counties, a statement said.
Supreme Corut Justice Samuel Alito on Friday has extended a hold on a lower court ruling that would have imposed restrictions on access to an abortion drug, a temporary move meant to give the justices more time to consider the issue.
A gas station shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday night left one person dead and four people injured, including a child, according to a police department news release.
Like so many Americans do each year, President Joe Biden returned to Ireland this week in search of his roots, seeking some connection and some answers in the land his people left so many years ago.
SpaceX has cleared the final regulatory hurdle standing before the inaugural launch of its Starship rocket — the most powerful rocket ever constructed.
Up to 2,000 residents of an eastern Indiana city are still waiting to learn if it's safe to go home now that an inferno that raged for two days is out at a plastics recycling plant that a state judge had deemed a public health hazard.
Montana became the first US state on Friday to pass legislation banning TikTok on all personal devices, sending a bill to Gov. Greg Gianforte prohibiting TikTok from operating within state lines and barring app stores from offering TikTok for downloads.
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.
