Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water ...

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Senator John Thune to serve as Senate Majority Leader when the new Congress convenes ...

Ted Olson, the Bush-era solicitor general, has died at age 84. He was a towering figure in the legal profession who argued 65 ...

Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle government bureaucracy," enlisting the help of billionaires to achieve ...

In Price's novel, a Harlem apartment building collapses, upending the lives of its residents, including a photographer, a funeral director and a 42-year-old man who feels he has little to live for.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President-elect Trump wants "measurable impacts" toward ending chronic disease within two years. About 60% of Americans suffer from at least one chronic disease.

President-elect Trump announced he intends to nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general, putting a fierce critic of federal law enforcement in charge of the Justice Department.

At the center of James Patterson's bestselling mysteries, Alex Cross is a smart, savvy African-American police detective and forensic psychologist. He's been brought to the screen a few different ...

The Friday bout pits the 58-year-old former heavyweight champ against a much younger opponent whose fame is rooted in social media.

Fire officials say they've stopped the spread of the deadly Jennings Creek wildfire that's burning in rugged terrain on the New York-New Jersey border. But drought is causing more fires.

Paris police deploy in force to prevent antisemitic and other violence as France and Israeli soccer teams play on Thursday.