Isobel van Hagen 7m ago / 10:48 AM UTC Hurricane downgraded to Category 2 A tree blows in the winds from Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Thursday.Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesHurricane Laura was…

Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, whose twin brother Alexander Vindman served as a key witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, has filed a complaint with the Pentagon's Inspector General alleging he was retaliated against by…

The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reimpose a rule governing a pill commonly used in medication abortions. Since 2000, the Food and Drug Administration has established rules for Mifeprex, a…

The videos that spread rapidly across social media Tuesday evening all showed a similar figure: a white man of medium build, a backward tan cap, an olive green T-shirt, dark pants, blue gloves, a rifle…

The Washington Football Team is facing more allegations of sexism and harassment, among them that a video was created from "outtakes" during photo shoots of cheerleaders whose body parts had accidentally been exposed, according to…

A storm surge warning was issued from Freeport, Texas, to the mouth of the Mississippi River. The warning indicates there’s a “danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline.” Currently, the…

Among other things, this week’s Republican National Convention has featured a steady stream of violations of the Hatch Act and other federal ethics laws that, between them, impose rigid limits on when government employees, resources…

Allan Smith 29m ago / 11:27 PM UTC A brief explainer on Fort McHenry, site of Pence's RNC speech Mike Pence will be speaking Wednesday from Fort McHenry in Baltimore, where he will deliver his…