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The Category 4 storm is expected to hit the Carolinas and Virginia late Thursday or early Friday. All along the coast, people are being urged — or ordered — to get out, and get out early.

This year, the president of Sierra Leone declared an emergency to address sexual assault — then ended it some months later without explanation. Activists are not frustrated but still hopeful.

Lawmakers are weighing a proposal to give families with kids a monthly cash benefit to help ease the lifelong pull of poverty. Experts say it could cut U.S. child poverty nearly in half.

Confirmation hearings begin Monday for Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland. The U.S. will reach another grim COVID-19 record. For Texans who have electricity, that good fortune is costing them.

Under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation case, Murdoch says he wishes Fox News had been "stronger in denouncing" false claims of election fraud. Fox says the lawsuit threatens journalists' free speech.

Most streets that were closed across the nation so people could get outside more have since reopened. But some permanent closures, such as in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, are wildly popular.

It all comes down to this. After months of campaigning, ups and down, Election Day is here. Here's what to watch, as the night unfolds.

With much of the U.S. sweltering this summer, even avid runners, hikers and bikers are wilting. We've got 10 strategies from experts on how to exercise without keeling over.

Millions of people in the U.S. have a genetic variant that raises their risk of cancer. Genetic testing can help people find cancer earlier and seek treatment. But many patients aren't offered it.

In Paris, holiday buche de Noel cakes verge on art. Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan has created her own Franco-American version that's fun to make and "just as good as birthday cake," she says.