Associated Press

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue.

Most major aid programs haven't dried up yet. But each day the stalemate in Washington drags on, the U.S. inches closer to what advocates call a looming emergency.

 A large tire fire in northeast Philadelphia sending dark smoke billowing into the air has closed the Betsy Ross Bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The workers who screen passengers and their bags face missing another paycheck if the shutdown doesn't end early this week.

The mayor of Philadelphia says city departments and agencies will be offering flexibility in bill payments to federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown.

About 400 offenders originally sentenced to life without parole as juveniles have been released nationwide, and hundreds of others have been resentenced to shorter terms.

The budget standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats is rippling into some unexpected places.

The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and next.

A judge on Friday sentenced former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke to less than seven years in prison for Laquan McDonald's 2014 death.

Trump said he plans a second summit with leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal that would entice the North to give up its nuclear weapons.

A new tax in New Jersey on short-term lodging such as Airbnb rentals is rattling some property owners and renters.

Minutes before Trump was to unveil his plan at the White House, the California Democrat said early reports about the proposal indicated it was insufficient.