Maryland lost its triple-A bond rating from Moody's on Wednesday, a rating the state has cited for more than 50 years as a sign of strong fiscal stewardship.

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to ...

California Gov. Newsom wants to pause enrollment of more immigrants without legal status in state-funded health program.

Rich Rollins, whose 10-year Major League Baseball career was highlighted by two All-Star game appearances and playing in the ...

Soft scrambled eggs, chicken skewers and braised potatoes with global flavors bring familiar dishes into new territory.

French uranium mining company Orano has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the raiding of its local offices, as military authorities in the west African country ...

The wrecking ball is coming to Pimlico Race Course, a long-awaiting demolition of the dilapidated racetrack that opened in 1870 and for decades has seen better days.

Some 350,000 commuters could soon be scrambling for other ways to reach their destinations if New Jersey Transit engineers walk off the job early Friday.

Officials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique searched Wednesday for a missing hiker who was part of a group of nine swept away by a swollen river. One of the other hikers died and seven were ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday he will urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend possible peace talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid mounting suspense ...

The Cowboys were part of the first announcement. They're taking on the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to kick off the season on Sept. 4. The Chiefs also are playing on Christmas night, when ...

European Council President Antonio Costa on Wednesday praised Montenegro for its progress on the path toward membership in the European Union, describing the small Balkan country as ''one of the ...