The United States is deploying three guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels ...

Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion aboard a cargo ship that was leaving the Port of Baltimore when it issued a mayday call ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hours after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced “a major new initiative” for United States and Mexico collaboration targeting gatekeepers who control illicit ...

The race for college football’s top awards is heating up, with proven stars and rising sophomores in the spotlight ...

A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal ...

Jury selection began in the trial of the matriarch of a South Florida family on charges of orchestrating the hit-man murder of her ex-son-in-law ...

Several big-name NFL players are under pressure this season, with their futures and their teams' success on the line ...

Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.

Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Scientists say that climate change is exacerbating the frequency ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Summer can be a time of big transitions for kids. It's often the season for moving to a new home or preparing for a different school. And that brings worry and stress .

NEW YORK (AP) — A fifth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said.

The second game of a scheduled doubleheader between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs has been postponed due to thunderstorms in the area ...