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Texas officials are telling coastal residents to expect power outages and floodings as Beryl was forecast to regain hurricane strength before making landfall. Landfall was expected early Monday. The outer bands of Beryl began lashing communities along the Texas shoreline on Sunday, bringing rain and intensifying winds. The storm was projected to ma...

Innovations in artificial intelligence and the rise of remote work have fueled a surge in phony job and recruitment ads.

Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages and technology makes it easier to successfully perpetrate fraud.

A 14-year-old American boy who walked away from the Caribbean Princess cruise ship after its scheduled stop at a German port more than three days ago has been found safe, his grandmother said Saturday.

President Joe Biden continued debate damage control during a Friday-night interview on ABC News, working to persuade Democrats that he’s the best candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump this fall.

The order marks the latest fallout from the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision on Monday.

Forecasters say oppressive heat and humidity are forecast to team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees in Oregon, where records could be broken in cities such as Eugene, Portland and Salem.

Police say four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky. Police say the shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect’s car falling into a ditch. Police say they found seven shooting victims......

Voters in five states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and South Dakota will hold referendums on enshrining protection for abortion rights. The U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion with a 2022 ruling, which sparked a national push to have ...

Authorities said the driver of a silver Infiniti, identified as Cori Clingman, attempted to change lanes while “driving at a high rate of speed.”

To keep your brain health in good shape, you should engage in physical activity as often as you can. Here’s a neuroscientist’s preferred form of exercise.

A Hamas official and an Egyptian official say Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel give an up-front commitment for a complete end to the war.

Two teenagers died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn.

Texas officials Saturday were urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.