Joe Biden has defied expectations, earning a legacy as a president who got big things done with a deeply divided Congress. The big question for Democrats: Can the same man whose dismal approval...
National Park Service rangers found more human remains at the drought-hit Lake Mead National Recreation Area to the east of Las Vegas over the weekend.Why it matters: It's fourth such discovery in...
Senate Democrats on Sunday passed their sweeping, $740 billion tax, climate and health care reconciliation package after an all-night session, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the...
Two people died after being hospitalized for injuries from a lightning strike in a park near the White House, the Metropolitan Police Department said Friday.The latest: Two other people who were...
At least 3o people died in Kentucky from catastrophic flooding that hit Appalachia last week, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at a press conference on Monday.The latest: Beshear said that the...
A blistering heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest earlier this week continued into Sunday, with authorities believing the excessive heat has contributed to at least seven deaths, AP...
The massive wildfire near California's Yosemite National Park forced thousands more people to evacuate as it burned across more than 17,200 acres at 11% containment on Monday night, per Cal...
A wildfire in Yosemite National Park doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday, as hot and dry conditions hampered efforts to contain it, according to Cal Fire.Driving the news: The Oak Fire in...
Hundreds of temperature records fell over the past week as an intense heat wave blasts the U.S. By the numbers: The heat wave set or tied 359 daily high temperature records over the last week,...