McCarthy becomes 1st U.S. speaker ever to be ousted from the job

Next steps are uncertain, but there is no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority

Oct 3, 2023 2:28 PM Read more >

U.S. announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

About two-thirds of the more than 100,000 fatal drug overdoses in the country are related to fentanyl

Oct 3, 2023 1:03 PM Read more >

2 dead after shooting at major Bangkok shopping mall

Teen suspect has been arrested

Oct 3, 2023 12:49 PM Read more >

UN votes to send a Kenya-led force to Haiti to curb gang violence

Haiti has called for such an intervention since last October

Oct 2, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on mRNA vaccines

Scientists’ discoveries were critical in slowing spread of COVID-19

Oct 2, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Environmental groups demand rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions

Fewer than 340 North Atlantic right whales remain

Oct 2, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Mounting pressure from customers making some miners switch to renewable energy

Mining operations account for some 4%-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions

Oct 2, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses: poll

Both Republicans and Democrats say liberals can speak more freely than conservatives

Oct 2, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

California’s mental health court rolls out to high expectations and uncertainty

Program will fast-track people with psychotic disorders into housing and medical care

Oct 2, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

Mexico’s rescue and drug-sniffing dogs start out at army puppy kindergarten

Facility turns out about 300 expert Belgian Malinois a year

Oct 2, 2023 9:05 AM Read more >