The government has been shut down for more than a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan.

• Shutdown-related firings begin: White House budget chief Russell Vought announced the government has started firing federal workers as the shutdown drags on. So far, it appears the Departments of ...

Courtrooms on opposite sides of the country on Thursday served as stages for the ongoing showdown between Democratic-led cities and the Trump administration.

Sister Jean, a longtime team chaplain for Loyola University Chicago, has died at the age of 106, the University announced on Thursday. Silver prices have surged roughly 75% this year, boosted by ...

Negotiators are in Egypt holding talks to finalize a deal based on US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan as Israel marks the anniversary of th Hamas attacks. Follow for live updates.

Thousands of Jewish people have left Israel in the two years since the attacks of October 7, 2023. A smaller number, seeking ...

The FDA is reviewing evidence about the safety and efficacy of mifepristone — used in medication abortion — to investigate how it can be properly dispensed. The renewed focus is raising concerns about ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is again reporting short staffing at air traffic control operations as the government ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists – a Briton, a Frenchman and an American – for their ground-breaking discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics.