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The Los Angeles Times reports birds and fish have been killed. Crews have deployed skimmers and booms to try to corral the slick.

Not a single hurricane has hit Puerto Rico this year, but hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. territory feel like they’re living in the aftermath of a major storm.

Many states and cities across the U.S. are getting off to a slow start in spending money from this year's coronavirus relief package.

Lisa Baird has resigned after some 19 months on the job amid allegations that a former coach engaged in sexual harassment and misconduct.

A key White House adviser talked about the matter with the CEOs of American, Delta, and Southwest, according to people familiar with the situation.

It took 3 ½ months for the U.S. to go from 600,000 to 700,000 deaths, driven by the variant’s rampant spread through unvaccinated Americans.

What qualifies as fighting COVID-19 or promoting economic recovery is often left up to the people spending the money.

A. U.S. Distcitct judge will consider whether to temporarily halt the law that bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which is usually around six weeks.

If cleared, Merck's drug would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19, a potentially major advance in efforts to fight the pandemic.

Biden and Dems are reaching for a giant legislative accomplishment — promising a vast rewrite of the nation’s tax and spending plans — with a so-slim majority in Congress.

The NFL, Pepsi, and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the five music icons will perform on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

Flu cases have dropped to historically low levels during the pandemic. The U.S. and Europe experienced hardly any flu last winter.