Gas taxes could help provide consumers with hundreds of millions in relief, but some argue the costs outweigh the benefits.
An inmate has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting a security guard at Miami Valley Hospital.
A group of Florida abortion providers including affiliates of Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging the state's new Republican-backed ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, saying the measure violates the state's constitution.
An Ohio woman visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming was seriously injured this week when a wild bison gored her and tossed her about 10 feet (3 meters) in the air when she came too close, park officials said on Wednesday.
A young mountain lion wandered into an empty high school classroom in northern California on Wednesday and crouched under a desk, where the cat was safely confined as wildlife officials puzzled over how best to remove the animal, authorities said.
Mass school shootings, like the one that killed 21 people last week in an Uvalde, Texas elementary school, have frequently led to litigation against school officials, law enforcement, perpetrators' families and gun manufacturers.
While public outrage grows over a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 dead last week, the victims' relatives may never get their day in court against police, school authorities and gunmakers who enjoy special legal immunity that may protect them from being sued, according to attorneys.
While public outrage grows over a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 dead last week, the victims' relatives may never get their day in court against police, school authorities and gunmakers who enjoy special legal immunity that may protect them from being sued, according to attorneys.
New York officials on Wednesday celebrated the six-year $8 billion reconstruction of the city's long-derided LaGuardia airport with a brand new Delta Air Lines terminal.
Surging gas prices and high inflation are forcing Americans to scale back their vacation plans and think twice about where and how they travel this summer.
Walmart Inc shareholders on Wednesday struck down by an overwhelming margin an activist investor-led proposal asking the retailer to produce a report assessing the impact on its employees if the U.S.
A proposal made by an activist shareholder and opposed by Walmart Inc management asking the retailer to produce a report assessing the impact on its employees if the U.S.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday urged state lawmakers to convene special panels to examine school safety, mental health and police training in the wake of last week's elementary school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday requested that state lawmakers convene committees to examine school safety, mental health and police training in the wake of last week's school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.
The number of job openings narrowed by about 450,000 in April, a development that will be of interest to the Fed which has warned that the current labor market is imbalanced.
The Tuesday night jackpot was $170 million, but Friday’s will be even bigger.
Demand for mortgages has declined to lows not seen since December 2018 as the market quivers before fears that the U.S. economy is on the brink of a recession.
Businesses in the sleepy Italian town of Cartigliano are so worried about its declining birth rate and lack of workers that they have begun paying families' nursery school fees and childcare costs to spur them to have more babies.
Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a "despicable" cyber attack against Boston Children's Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday.
Expectations on Main Street and Wall Street are high for another rosy report as the U.S. economy strives to shake-off domestic and overseas challenges.
The Biden administration is likely to raise ethanol blending mandates for 2021 above its proposed figure in December to align with U.S.
Gas expected to hit "dreaded" $5 a gallon as prices keep rising.
The criminal records include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and trying to pass off a fake check.
From tour guides to tattoo artists, some in Taiwan are taking shooting lessons for the first time in their lives as Russia's invasion of Ukraine ratchets up anxiety at the prospect of giant neighbour China making a similar move on the democratic island.
Jurors in Virginia will resume deliberations on Wednesday in the multimillion-dollar defamation claims brought by actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the Hollywood stars who have accused each other of abuse before and during their two-year marriage.
A Virginia jury on Wednesday ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched six-week trial that featured graphic testimony detailing the former Hollywood couple's soured relationship.
Jurors reached a verdict on Wednesday in the defamation claims brought by actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the Hollywood stars who have accused each other of abuse before and during their two-year marriage.
Jurors have reached a verdict in the defamation claims brought by actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the Hollywood stars who have accused each other of abuse before and during their two-year marriage, according to media reports on Wednesday.
A Virginia jury on Wednesday ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched six-week trial that featured explicit and graphic evidence and testimony detailing the former Hollywood couple's soured relationship.
A Virginia jury on Wednesday ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched six-week trial that featured explicit and graphic evidence and testimony detailing the former Hollywood couple's soured relationship.
