
Barbara Bryant, first woman to lead Census Bureau, has died
President George H.W. Bush appointed Bryant as Census Bureau director in 1989

President George H.W. Bush appointed Bryant as Census Bureau director in 1989

The storm could bring as much as 18 inches (45 centimeters) of snow to parts of New Hampshire and Maine and could cause power outages

Scientists are racing to perfect new battery chemistries that don’t lose as much energy in cold weather as today’s lithium-ion systems

Johnson spent money earlier this year to run an ad during the Super Bowl targeting voters in Iowa, the first state to vote on the GOP presidential field

In some states, Republicans are considering exemptions to sweeping bans or looking at ways to prevent abortions besides trying to roll back the number of weeks during which the procedure is allowed

The 191-foot (58-meter) cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both

In California, the National Weather Service said winter storms will continue moving into the state through Wednesday

The former CIA intelligence officer is the first Democrat to announce her intentions to run for a seat that will be crucial to the party’s efforts to maintain control of the Senate, where it holds a 51-49 majority

Rare blizzard warnings for Southern California mountains and widespread flood watches ended late Saturday

A tornado touched down Sunday near Liberal, Kansas, the National Weather Service said, and more than a dozen homes were reported damaged

Democrats elevated the state to the top of their presidential primary calendar, leapfrogging Iowa and New Hampshire

Embracing election conspiracy theories was a political albatross for Republicans in states that weren’t completely red last year

More than 120,000 California utility customers remained without electricity, according to PowerOutage.us

Workers will ask how residents are doing, see what they need and connect them with appropriate resources from government and nonprofit organizations

The National Weather Service said blizzard conditions were expected at higher elevations

State authorities acknowledged that an Ohio serial killer could have been the person who killed two deer hunters in 1990

The wastewater has been delivered to Texas Molecular, which injects hazardous waste into the ground for disposal

The weather service issued rare blizzard warnings for Southern California mountain areas and urged drivers to avoid dangerous roads

The 50,000-student university’s campus remained relatively quiet on the first day back, with many professors allowing pupils to attend class virtually

The killings occurred at the home of the gunman’s girlfriend in the Houston suburb of Galena Park

The legal turmoil caused by the first major gun ruling in a decade will likely force the Supreme Court to step in again soon to provide more guidance for judges

The gunman has been apprehended and is in custody, according to local police

The Norfolk Southern train derailed nearly two weeks after a Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio left a mangled and charred mass of boxcars that had been carrying hazardous chemicals

The United States has seen dozens of people killed in mass shootings so far in 2023

Investigators still are sorting out why Anthony McRae fired inside Berkey Hall and the MSU Union

Authorities ordered students and staff to shelter in place after a report of shots fired shortly after 8.30pm

The factory near the city of Marshall would produce batteries with a lithium-iron-phosphate chemistry