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A FEMA statement said the agency concluded that the "severity and magnitude" of the fires did not "exceed the combined capabilities" of state and local governments.

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The authors of the "Global Burden of Disease" report track the toll from every conceivable cause of death or disability. This year they also share intriguing solutions that give cause for optimism.

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The second baseman, who died Oct. 11, played 22 years in the majors, mostly with the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds. He later became a commentator for ESPN. Originally broadcast in 1993.

The number of infections dropped significantly during the lockdown. People will again be allowed to move without restriction. Jerusalem's three main holy sites will reopen to the general public.

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Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a public statement Friday that the company won't have data showing that the vaccine is safe before the third week of November at the earliest.

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A new report by the consumer-interest nonprofit Public Citizen calls out major retailers for donating to trade groups and campaigns supporting harsher shoplifting penalties in at least 18 states.

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Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill rejected the prosecution's push to place a 48-hour seal on court filings. Video of Floyd's 2019 arrest was made public Thursday.

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Cases are surging in many places around the country. As we head into winter here's what public health forecasters think we can expect.

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Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have looked ways to challenge Barrett's conservative views without alienating her Catholic supporters.

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U.S. retail spending grew 1.9% last month, delivering a slight boost of confidence to a recent spate of signs that the U.S. economic recovery has lost momentum from the pandemic's toll.

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Compare the presidential candidates' education policies, from college tuition to universal pre-K to "patriotic" curriculum.

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Here's how the environmental priorities of the Republican president and his Democratic challenger compare.

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How the economic priorities of the Republican president and his Democratic challenger compare.

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Democrats enter the presidential contest's homestretch with a big cash advantage.

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Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. But in this pandemic, they're also part of the solution. Read about inspiring women from China to Iceland to India.

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A vaccine will only work if a lot of people can get immunized. State health officials are working furiously to design outreach and distribution plans, with little clarity from the federal government.

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The latest round of women's marches is against the filling of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat. It's also an opportunity for activists to take stock as the stakes of the election loom.

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President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. called Biden "a crackhead." Researchers say that kind of humiliation puts many Americans with addiction at risk. Most people never get help because of shame.

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Qingdao city officials say no new infections were identified. The extraordinary testing effort followed the appearance of a small cluster of COVID-19 cases centered in a city hospital.

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A spokesperson for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was detained on a DEA warrant at Los Angeles International Airport but declined to provide further details.

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