U.S. & World

What is the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, and how is it tied to government spending? And why would it be such a catastrophe for the U.S. to default on its debt? Here’s what to know.

In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing it [Congress] could do. I would support that entirely.”

The court sided with several of Trump’s co-defendants, who accused Willis of having a conflict of interest.

Many workers aren’t happy with their jobs, and their limited options to find a new one are contributing to an era Gallup is calling “The Great Detachment.”

A sweeping Chinese government hacking campaign against American telecoms firms is a “very, very serious matter” that is “still going on,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday in an interview on MSNBC.  Mayorkas confirmed that the long-term effort, nicknamed Salt Typhoon, was “a very sophisticated hack” that wa...

The Ivy League graduate was indicted on murder as an act of terrorism in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said workers at seven Amazon facilities across the U.S. will begin a strike Thursday morning.

It appears Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown could be the latest professional athlete to be targeted by thieves, according to a report.

Dozens of men, including the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot, were found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting her in a historic trial that shocked France. 

U.S. life expectancy rose last year, hitting its highest level since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A 20-year-old Carlsbad man has been ordered to surrender his guns after authorities said he communicated with the teenage girl who committed a fatal school shooting in Wisconsin, allegedly expressing his own plans to carry out a deadly attack against a government building.

In addition to state murder charges already filed, federal prosecutors are looking into whether to file additional criminal charges against the suspect charged in gunning down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO outside a midtown Manhattan hotel.

The moon may be more than 100 million years older than some scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

A 14-year-old girl who was shot and killed in Monday’s school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin has now been publicly identified for the first time.