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Longtime Democratic aide John Podesta will take over international climate talks from former Secretary of State John Kerry. He also oversees Biden's big domestic climate incentives.

The thoughtful pianist from Iceland plays a set of gentle pieces — from Bach to Bartók — evoking nostalgic memories of his childhood.

A NASA-backed program to launch research balloons is designed to study the atmosphere while training students.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Sunday in Beijing with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and sent a message of mutual cooperation despite the nations' differences.

Olivia and Liam are the most popular baby names in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year, according to an annual tally by the Social Security Administration.

"I have the honor of becoming the first Black leader in any European country," he said upon taking office.

The Biden administration has sought to eliminate airline "junk fees," which are unexpected and obscured additional costs on travel tickets.

Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan says research shows passengers “overwhelmingly prefer” an assigned-seat system. He also pledged to improve the airline's financial performance.

Gauff, 20, is the first tennis player to serve as a U.S. flag bearer at an Olympic Games. At Friday's opening ceremony, she will carry the flag alongside basketball great LeBron James.

Emotions were running high for Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles — but mostly for different reasons — after they prevailed in the final gymnastics event at the Paris Olympics.

The voting technology company has been the target of conservative media and conspiracy theorists because of the spread of bogus fraud claims tied to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

News of Tommy Doyle's long-ago affair with a worker broke days before primary for Supervisor of Elections primary race

A poll of newly naturalized U.S. citizens in Florida found slightly more than half, 53%, plan to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris, while about 40% said they will support Republican Donald Trump.

The State Department said that 68-year-old David Lin is coming home after being arrested in China on vague contract charges that he and his family deny. He had been jailed there for 18 years.

The cockatiels are in need of a home after their owner died. Their temporary caretakers, volunteers at the Alaska Bird Club, hope they'll be adopted soon, but only after they're tested for diseases.

We'll bring you the latest on the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. The incident took place at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

The Florida House on Friday began moving forward with its version of a plan aimed at boosting the number of physicians in the state and taking other steps to expand access to health care.

The ability to measure blood oxygen levels is dropping from the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. Apple is making the change to comply with a ruling by the International Trade Commission.

New research may be changing the debate over how we think about screen time for young children.

In this installment of our Weekly Innovation series, a bedding set that promises to solve the problem of having to realign or untangle bunched up sheets in the morning. The designers of Smart Bedding say it's a daily timesaver.

Because HealthCare.gov was barely functioning in October and much of November, the administration is falling far short of the 3.3 million people it has projected would sign up by the end of December. Still, federal officials say they're confident that 7 million people will have obtained insurance on the exchanges by the end of March.

A program that backed lots of mortgages during the housing bust may soon need taxpayer money to make good on its promises.

Scientists say Limacina helicina, which moves much like a fruit fly, represents a "remarkable" evolutionary convergence. Its ancestors and those of flying insects diverged some 550 million years ago.

Wilton Simpson told a Tallahassee business group, "Imagine one week of no food in the grocery stores ... You’d have total chaos in this country."

Researchers say great apes demonstrate an appreciation for humor and play much like humans do.