Many medical workers toiling during the coronavirus pandemic remain burdened by another crisis that emerged long before the outbreak: crushing amounts of student debt. Now is the time, those beleaguered health care professionals say, for…

WASHINGTON — The selection of a vice presidential running mate has been one of the most clandestine operations in modern American politics. Then along came Joe Biden. The apparent Democratic presidential nominee has made many…

DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed one of the most restrictive stay-at-home orders in the country late last week in hopes of containing the coronavirus outbreak in her state — one of the hardest…

Late Monday, the Pentagon announced a $415 million contract to commission 60 decontamination systems that will allow millions of highly protective N95 face masks to be reused. The system, which can process up to 80,000…

Robert F. Kennedy's great-grandson was weakened by hypothermia before he and his mother both drowned in a canoeing accident in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland authorities said Tuesday. Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean in 2018.Michael Loccisano / Getty…

Budding NASCAR superstar Kyle Larson was fired by his racing team on Tuesday after the driver used a racist slur during a virtual racing event, the company announced. Chip Ganassi Racing, based in Concord, North…

Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner died Tuesday at his home in Clearwater, Florida, after a longstanding health issue, the team announced. He was 63. "Hank was a genuine and gentle spirit who treasured the deep relationship…

Almost 231,000 American bridges — more than a third of the nation's bridges — need repair or should be completely replaced, according to analysis of federal data by an infrastructure investment advocacy group. The American…