Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Thursday announced the firing of four Houston police officers over the shooting death of Nicolas Chavez. Officers Benjamin LeBlanc, Luis Alvarado, Omar Tapia and Patrick Rubio were "indefinitely suspended" over…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed Friday in Qatar ahead of the start of landmark peace talks between the Taliban and a delegation representing the Afghan government. “It’s taken us longer than I wish that…

Six months into the pandemic, some laid-off workers find themselves waiting weeks or even months to receive their unemployment benefits. States blame antiquated technology and say their staffers can’t keep up with the continued surge…

Even as movie theaters, gyms and salons are opening and some states are allowing limited indoor dining, daily life in the U.S. won't get back to normal until late 2021 when a vaccine for COVID-19…

Kansas City Chiefs fans booed players during a moment of silence “dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality” on Thursday, during the NFL’s season opener. Players on the Chiefs and the Houston Texans gathered in…

Sometimes it seems like the world is conspiring against your ability to get some sleep. The birds, as lovely as they are, start chirping way too early and the landscapers and car-honkers always seem to…

Richard Seaberry, Albert Petrocelli, John Knox, Arthur Lacker and Edward Doty were among the dozens of first responders who answered the call during one national tragedy only to die in another. FDNY EMT Richard Seaberry.Courtesy…

Police and local officials on the West Coast are battling multiple raging fires. They're also fighting a wave of misinformation from false rumors spread in neighborhood Facebook groups and on far-right websites that antifa activists…