The devastating wildfires on Maui have left at least 106 people dead, as experts work to identify the growing number of victims. Maui County officials confirmed Tuesday night that the death toll had risen to 106, noting that police have identified five victims so far and have released the names of two: Robert Dyckman, 74,...

When you’re absolutely terrified of people having a choice at the ballot box, no amount of damage to democracy or traditional norms is beyond the pale.

More than half of Americans surveyed said they would not support former President Trump in the 2024 general election if he is the Republican nominee, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday found that 53 percent of Americans said they would definitely not support Trump if...

It’s Big Pharma and Big Business vs. patients and consumers.

The current tide of authoritarianism in the region may not yet have reached its highpoint.

A new photo from the James Webb Space Telescope is leading to a giant question -- or rather one about a giant question mark.

The 2024 campaign season is kicking into full gear, with the Iowa State Fair and unprecedented legal troubles for former President Trump setting the stage for a tense first Republican primary debate next week.  To qualify for the Aug. 23 debate in Milwaukee, the Republican National Committee set candidates requirements ranging from polling and donation...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), facing a tricky path to passing government funding bills in the face of pressure from the GOP’s right flank to cut spending, is signaling that lawmakers will turn to a short-term stopgap funding bill when Congress returns in September. But the move to buy more time comes with its own complications....

President Biden’s comment that he had “practically” declared a climate emergency is reigniting calls on the left for him to actually take such action. The White House has not announced any explicit climate emergency declarations. Biden appeared poised to do so last year when talks on his signature climate legislation stalled, but he did not ultimately take the step. After the president...

North Carolina Republicans will vote to override two vetoes from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on bills concerning sex reassignment surgery for minors and trans athletes.