A new wildfire east of Los Angeles damaged or destroyed several homes and forced the evacuation of at least 1,300 people early Thursday, officials said. The Hillside fire, about 70 miles east of downtown Los…

The Oak fire just north on U.S. 101 has also kept Los Angeles County firefighters busy. A little to the north, in the Santa Clarita Valley, the Tick fire has scorched more than 4,600 acres.…

Former baseball star Josh Hamilton turned himself into Texas authorities Wednesday after an arrest warrant was issued over allegations he assaulted his daughter. Hamilton, 38, surrendered to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office outside Fort Worth…

The House is set to vote Thursday morning on how to proceed with its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump — a move that will put lawmakers on record about where they stand and that…

"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek is helping raise awareness about pancreatic cancer following his own diagnosis with the disease. In a 60-second public service announcement Wednesday in support of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition, the 79-year-old…

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faced criticism Wednesday after voting "present" on a House resolution to formally recognize the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a genocide. The measure, H.Res.296, passed the chamber by…

For the first time in nearly a century, America's best baseball team calls America's capital its home. The road warrior Washington Nationals captured the franchise's first World Series title, by defeating the mighty Houston Astros,…

Soon after exchanging their wedding vows on a dock in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, Zeena Hernandez and Lisa Yang ditched their shoes and stepped up to an oriental rug. Using mixed grips, the couple bent down,…