The death toll from three wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has climbed to 55 confirmed deaths as of Friday morning, according to Hawaiian officials, but the death count is expected to rise.
Prosecutors say plea negotiations in the Hunter Biden case are "at an impasse" and President Joe Biden's son is likely heading toward a criminal trial.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss to serve as special counsel in the investigation into Hunter Biden after Weiss requested to Garland that he be given the authority this week.
Former President Donald Trump cast a shadow over the "Fair-Side Chat" at the Iowa State Fair between former Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) but didn't come up much in the conversation.
The board of trustees at the New College of Florida voted to abolish the school's gender studies department Thursday, marking the latest effort by the conservative trustees to redirect the college's mission.
Payments of $500 for one year to 250 qualifying Long Beach, California, families will be issued in five days. The city's guaranteed income pilot program, the Long Beach Pledge, will provide aid to families living in the west-central 90813 ZIP code struggling with finances.
About one-fifth of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers would not vote for former President Donald Trump in next year's general election if he is their party's presidential nominee, according to a new poll.
Baltimore Ravens' wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. received praise on social media after calling attention to director Alejandro Monteverde's movie Sound of Freedom.
Democrats have faced several uphill battles with labor unions at the state and national level in 2023, something that former President Donald Trump is hoping will sway blue-collar workers to his campaign in the 2024 election.