Hurricane Dorian continues its destructive path along the East Coast, making an impact on several states.
Author: Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
Pressure, prayers and protests: Amazon fires push Brazil to the forefront of international conversations
Under pressure from domestic and international sources, the Brazilian government sends 44,000 troops to help fight the fires raging in the Amazon.
Northeast swelters; Southwest bakes: 100 million people will feel the heat this week
The country’s Northeast is in line for a few sweltering days, but nowhere near as hot or long a stretch as awaits the Southwest, forecasters say.
Weeks since Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton: What if motives behind mass shootings never emerge?
As the U.S. grapples with a rash of mass shootings, families are left to wonder what prompted the violence. But many times there are no clear answers.
Puerto Rico had three governors in a week. Now what?
Puerto Rico’s political turmoil culminated with a stretch when it had three governors in less than a week. Where does the U.S. territory stand now?
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting is proof: It’s ‘increasingly a challenge’ to secure outdoor events
Police in Gilroy, California, may have done all the right things, but Sunday’s shooting illustrates the difficulty of securing outdoor events.
With Ricardo Rosselló out as governor, Puerto Rico ‘needs to regain its moral compass and hope.’ But, how?
Puerto Rican protesters accomplished their mission to oust Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. Now comes the hard part – overcoming the island’s many woes.
Jeffrey Epstein, a onetime associate of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, is in legal trouble: Here’s what we know
Here are answers to five questions about the case against Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested Saturday on sex-trafficking charges.
Skydiving plane in Hawaii crash was involved in previous terrifying incident
The skydiving plane that crashed in Hawaii on Friday, killing all 11 aboard, had been involved in a terrifying incident before that.
‘What I want is a peaceful death’: Kevin Roster has only weeks to live – and that’s why he moved to California
Kevin Roster, who is terminally ill, moved from New Jersey to California for its medical aid in dying law.