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President Donald Trump began detailing the tariff rates he plans to impose on countries that have not reached trade agreements with the United States, telling South Korea and Japan on Monday they will face a 25% tax on their exports as of Aug. 1.

Parts of New Orleans, including its international airport, are sinking nearly 2 inches per year, according to a new study. Wetlands and parts of the city's levee system are sinking, too.

Federal cuts to Medicaid passed under President Donald Trump’s signature legislation — dubbed as the “big, beautiful bill” — are raising concerns among Maryland health advocates and policymakers who warn the changes could affect not only low-income residents but also those with private insurance.

Tesla’s stock was trading about 7 percent lower Monday morning, after CEO Elon Musk said over the weekend he’s creating a new political party amid his escalating feud with President Donald Trump.

US equities fell at the open as concerns about trade returned with President Donald Trump planning to deliver tariff warnings later on Monday.

Russian air travelers faced major disruption over the past three days as carriers canceled, rescheduled and rerouted flights due to the threat from Ukrainian drones.

Before dawn Friday morning, city manager Dalton Rice went for a jog along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. He finished his run around 4 a.m. as a light rain set in. An hour later, he began receiving emergency calls: The river had flooded out of control.

Colin Campbell was driving with his wife, Gail Lerner, and their two teens along Highway 62 near Morongo Valley, California, when a drunk driver going 90 miles an hour struck their car.

Dr. Universe: What if gravity pulled up, instead of down? – Kyle, Cedar Lake, Indiana

If you often travel with friends or family, scoring a discount for your flight companion can make booking much more affordable. Fortunately, some airline credit cards offer companion passes and discounts as benefits or at least give you a quicker path to earning those discounts.

It is a common phrase in treaties between the U.S. government and Indigenous American tribes:

Bolstered by $3.2 million from a former Midland oilman, this West Texas city of 130,000 people is helping the Lone Star State lead a national nuclear energy resurgence.

For 60 years, Spokane had a U.S. Army base that provided housing, training, recreation and medical care before it shut down.

The wave is all anger and elegance. Shaped like a cursive C, it hurtles toward the Santa Monica shore. A child on a surfboard balances on its crest. Or at least he tries to. The boy wipes out. Hard. But then he pops up in the whitewash, all smiles. His Aqua Surf School instructor is grinning too.

Eric Lee was one of 23 candidates for U.S. citizenship who took the oath last August in a ceremony at Spokane’s federal courthouse. The group represented 14 countries and each candidate was supported by families and friends.

From 1975: A state agency estimated that Spokane’s population had grown between 1970 and 1975 – but not by much.