Longtime Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., announced Monday he will retire from Congress at the end of his term. "I have decided not to be a candidate for re-election to Congress in 2020," King, 75, said…

Australia's most populous state declared a state of emergency Monday as dozens of fires ravaged the countryside with authorities warning of “catastrophic” fire risk — the highest level of bush fire danger. New South Wales…

Kaiser Permanente's chief executive and chairman, Bernard J. Tyson, died in his sleep early Sunday at age 60, the California-based company confirmed. Tyson succeeded George Halvorson as chief executive in 2013 and had led the…

Democrats on Sunday pushed back on Republican requests for testimony from the whistleblower who helped launch the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, as well as former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. Rep.…

Sonia Manzano was a young actress from the South Bronx in 1971 when she was cast on a relatively new television show — "Sesame Street." She went on to play Maria for 44 years. A…

Carmen Osbahr, a puppeteer who plays the bilingual muppet Rosita on the U.S. Sesame Street broadcast, says the differences are intentional, and help local children relate to the stories. “Every child has the right to…

The driver of a Porsche in New Jersey lost control of the vehicle early on Sunday, causing it to launch into the second story of a building, killing two people, according to officials. At approximately…

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., said Sunday that "most" of President Donald Trump's advisers were trying to figure out "some way" to get him to release a hold on roughly $400 million in Ukrainian military aid,…