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The cause of the fire is under investigation, but officials say the low humidity, high winds and dry fuel on the forest floor contributed to the blaze

Multiple fires continued burning Wednesday within about 14 acres of various types of plastics stored both inside and outside buildings at a former factory site in Richmond, 70 miles east of Indianapolis

The tranquilizer xylazine is a depressant that can slow down users’ heart rates and breathing and cause skin ulcers and abscesses

Patients are concerned about whether they can still get the care they need. Abortion providers say they are trying to assure them that nothing has changed, at least for the moment

‘NPR’s organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent,’ the news organization said

Massive tech layoffs, bank failures and a potential U.S. recession could throw a wrench in the plans of 2023 graduates — in the same year federal student loan payments are expected to resume and accrue interest

Attorney Joseph Tacopina contends that Trump’s right to a fair trial depends on a ‘cooling off’ period following the former president’s arraignment last week in a criminal case

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to discuss ways the administration can respond to the latest in a string of blows to abortion access in the U.S.

The Republican highlighted his biography as a Black man who overcame poverty to argue that Democrats are too liberal and have needlessly divided the country

Consumer prices rose just 0.1% from February to March, down from 0.4% from January to February and the smallest increase since December

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III reached out to his South Korean counterpart after the leaked documents suggested the U.S. was spying on its allies

A fight is developing in Florida’s legislature over a measure that would allow fire stations and hospitals to install boxes where distressed mothers could leave their unwanted newborns

Tuesday’s arraignment came nearly five months after the officers were indicted on charges ranging from negligent homicide to obstruction and malfeasance

A Delaware judge said he would allow Dominion to talk generally about threats it had received to show how it has been damaged by the Fox broadcasts

Two patrol officers who responded to the shooting were wounded, one of them struck in the head by a bullet Monday morning. Five people died in total

The DA accused the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee of a ‘transparent campaign to intimidate and attack’ him over his prosecution of former President Donald Trump

A multidecade drought in the West intensified by climate change, rising demand and overuse has sent water levels at key reservoirs along the river to unprecedented lows

The group of lawmakers, known as the Gang of Eight, will review documents found in the possession of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence

Armed with an AR-15 rifle, bank employee Connor Sturgeon killed five people while livestreaming the attack Monday on Instagram

Some state and local governments may continue to distribute free home tests through clinics, libraries and community centers

The Biden administration on Monday asked a federal appeals court to allow women to continue to be able to access to the most commonly used abortion drug in the U.S. while a lawsuit over it plays out

A federal judge concluded there wasn’t compelling enough evidence to allow Holmes to remain free on bail while her lawyers pursue appeal her conviction on four counts of fraud and conspiracy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending the antibiotic doxycycline to be used after sex to prevent those infections

States refused to accept hazardous waste from the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, leading the EPA to issue a pointed reminder that they cannot interfere with federally authorized waste transport

The president left Washington Tuesday morning on his way to Northern Ireland to help mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which helped end decades of deadly sectarian bloodshed

The selection is intended to keep the party’s momentum going after last fall’s midterm election success in the critical Midwest

Weeks ago, a discussion on the Discord platform turned to the war in Ukraine, and an unidentified poster shared documents that were allegedly classified