After wildfires destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, residents are struggling with how to move forward and who is to blame.

The Albanian Greek director Mario Banushi talks about his dreamlike “Mami,” which leads the Under the Radar festival in New York this month.

The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.

After 15 years teaching a class about sex, the most popular course at the University of Washington, this professor shares her most important takeaways.

The U.S. Coast Guard seized the Marinera oil tanker, sources said.

The ability to move with speed, precision and power is important for longevity. Here’s how to gauge it and how to improve.

Memoirs by Sylvester Stallone and the founder of Barstool Sports; essays from celebrated novelists Jesmyn Ward and Jayne Anne Phillips; and more.

Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett, George Saunders and Veronica Roth return with new novels; Jennette McCurdy makes her fiction debut; and more.

The Shakespearean monologue that is featured twice in “Hamnet” has long informed the movies, often in surprising ways that can make us rethink the words.

Beverly D'Angelo explained how she stepped in to help Christie Brinkley when she refused to go topless in "National Lampoon's Vacation," showing true friendship on set.

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst targets alleged Minnesota federal funding amid fraud scandal, seeking to redirect $1 million from addiction recovery organization to enforcement.

Venezuela's economy faces uncertainty as analysts debate sanctions relief following Maduro's arrest, with oil production and recovery far from guaranteed.

Statement on supposed agreement with Venezuelan government follows Trump’s threats of further military interventionUS legislators spoke out against the idea of military action against Greenland on Tuesday.In social media posts, Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego, a Democrat, vowed to introduce a resoluti...

Minnesota audit reveals $425 million in grants lacked oversight, with missing reports and alleged document fabrication at DHS behavioral health program.

Attorney General Pam Bondi sends federal prosecutors to Minnesota amid fraud allegations as Health and Human Services freezes billions in childcare funding.

Democrat Sen. Murphy blasted Trump in 2019 for not removing Maduro, but now criticizes the president's operation to arrest the Venezuelan dictator.

Chicago teacher Linda Brown, 53, vanished Saturday after leaving for acupuncture appointment. Her family is desperately searching for answers.

Health policy expert calls Minnesota's social services fraud 'disgusting' and warns similar ObamaCare fraud is happening nationwide across multiple states.

New Jersey synagogue incident involving Moshe Glick highlights growing concerns about antisemitic protests targeting Jewish worship sites and religious freedom.

Video captured the moment neighbors risked their lives to save a mother and her two children from a burning home in Baltimore, Maryland.