An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard that a series of failures contributed to the blaze’s burning seven buildings and killing 168 people.

Many people across the U.S. are working to reconcile the legacy of the long-admired Latino icon César Chavez with stunning allegations that he sexually abused girls and women. Labor rights ...

Shares have retreated in Asia after a slump on Wall Street as oil prices shot over $110 a barrel. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 2.5% and most other major benchmarks fell ...

Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 32 points in the first half and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 120-99 win over the Golden State Warriors on ...

Five years after his brother and 19 Kids and Counting costar Josh Duggar was sentenced to prison for possessing child sexual abuse materials, Joseph Duggar is now facing charges o ...

Two crew members of a tugboat were killed and two others were injured in what the Coast Guard described as a “confined space incident” aboard a barge last weekend in ...

Israel and the United States escalate their war on the Islamic Republic. Authorities in Abu Dhabi say the gas operations had been shut down after interceptions over ...

The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion. The deficit hit the milestone Wednesday just weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. The Government Accountability Office says rising ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is condemning special interest money that poured into the state ahead of this week’s primary, including from a pro-Israel political group that the billionaire and potential ...

Hawaii lawmakers and state managers are clashing over whether aquarium fish collecting should return to the Kona Coast or end for good. The state House has passed a bill to ...

A New York City police officer who works security at the mayor’s residence and City Hall has been suspended. The department said Wednesday that he shot a man in the ...

Michigan celebrated its best women’s basketball players for the first time this season, honoring Diane Dietz, Katelynn Flaherty Yates and Naz Hillmon by raising maize banners to the rafters at ...