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Nighttime temperatures could double in some eastern Asian cities, according to a study researchers say is the first to estimate the impact of hotter nights on climate change-related mortality risks.

Vermont's Republican governor, Phil Scott, is on the ballot today, just like he was in 2016, 2018 and 2020. Why is that and will it ever change?

The Texas school district said it's suspending its police department, citing "recent developments." An investigation is looking into the police response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May.

Hear the famed contralto sing Verdi in a newly issued 1955 radio broadcast, live from the Metropolitan Opera.

Like fentanyl, eutylone is often mixed with other drugs so people don't realize they're taking it until it's too late.

White House calls racist recording of Los Angeles city council members "unacceptable" and "appalling."

Duke customers are expected to see increased electric bills in 2023, but the proposal would ease that rise.

After months of scandal and controversy, the House has opened a formal probe to determine whether New York Rep. George Santos broke the law while lying to voters.

A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.

The IRS starts accepting 2022 tax returns Monday. Jan Lewis of the American Institute of CPAs says some taxpayers might receive smaller refunds as many pandemic-related breaks are no longer available.

The Agency for Health Care Administration oversees a Medicaid program that had grown to more than 5.53 million beneficiaries, as well as hospitals, nursing homes and most other health care facilities in Florida.

Albuquerque Police have reached a settlement agreement with the Justice Department over use-of-force policies. The police have agreed to take steps to address issues that led to, what the Justice Department claims, is a pattern of unconstitutional uses of force.

Plans call for it to begin work on tools K-12 teachers can use to instruct students on what DeSantis calls "individual freedom and democracy."

The senators used a report that details 650 ethics infractions by Justice Department lawyers to bolster their case for an independent inspector general.

Under the bill, middle schools would begin the “instructional day” no earlier than 8 a.m., while high schools would be barred from starting the school day before 8:30 a.m.

"Good gun companies don't need special protection from the law," says Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. The National Rifle Association, though, calls the law that gives companies immunity from most negligence and product liability lawsuits "vitally important" to the gun industry.

ATF agent Peter Forcelli testified in front of Congress about the failed gun-walking operation.

Within seconds of Queen Elizabeth II's death, an army of Wikipedia editors rushed to update her page on the site. It was chaos.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will present a proposal during next year's legislative session that would provide a 50% discount on all tolls throughout the state for one year.

After 35 years with the company, Greg Steinhafel is stepping down. His career will be marred by a huge breach of customer data. The hacking scandal wasn't the only factor that led to the shakeup.

Advocacy groups are weighing in on behalf of Joel Clement, a climate change scientist who says he was reassigned in retaliation for his views.

Two Republican bills would limit lawsuits by survivors' families against nursing homes in cases of neglect or wrongful death.

DeSantis shrugged off recent reports about high faculty turnover at New College of Florida, as the governor and other conservative leaders have sought to remake the small liberal-arts school in Sarasota.

The 460-foot superyacht is believed to belong to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the registered owner is a Russian billionaire.

English and Spanish versions of the poems are side by side in the book.