One of the best children’s hospitals in the country is right here in DC
Children’s National Hospital in D.C. has been named one of the best children’s hospitals in the United States, according to ...
Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida
Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some ...
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order ...
Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state’s support
The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on Oklahoma's ...
House Democrats in close races try to show they hear voter concerns about immigration
In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that Republicans have made ...
Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate ...
Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene 's rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by ...
Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will be showcased at 50th annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
Louisiana's Cajun and Creole heritage takes center stage this weekend when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks a ...
What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines
On a table at the office of the Waukegan Township Democrats sits a box of postcards with Wisconsin addresses that were ...
Hot days and methamphetamine are now a deadlier mix
On just one sweltering day during the hottest June on record in Phoenix, a 38-year-old man collapsed under a freeway bridge ...
China stocks decline amid economic recovery disappointment, while other markets in Asia rise
Shares in China slumped on Wednesday as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to live up to ...
Are national politics influencing voters in the Maryland senate race? A new poll suggests it’s possible
A new poll out from the UMBC Institute of Politics finds Democrat Angela Alsobrooks leads Republican Larry Hogan in Maryland’s high stakes U.S. Senate race.