Yemen's rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the world's vital shipping routes. read more
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that'll drastically weaken restrictions on "stripper wells," which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas. read more
The GOP Convention audience roared in a bizarre moment Thursday as President Donald Trump had them raise their right hands and swear to get to the polls on Nov. 3 and to "try to cheat like hell like they do." read more
DEHP (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) is a synthetic chemical that helps make plastics more flexible. It's often used in vinyl furniture upholstery, garden hoses, shower curtains, medical tubing, and vegan leathers. read more
Britain caught Russian submarines testing a secret new weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables, it has emerged. read more
The nationwide average price of diesel hit $6 per gallon Friday for the first time, an ominous record for the fuel that powers much of the U.S. economy. read more
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the Trump administration to suspend a new surveillance program it quietly launched to collect the personal and identifiable health data of Americans who visit emergency rooms. read more
Harlan Ullman: With the 25th anniversary of the attack on New York's Twin Towers days away, Osama bin Laden, along with Adolf Hitler, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, must be rolling in their graves. All their attempts to defeat America failed. Yet, in 20 months, Donald Trump has probably done more damage to this nation than many of our enemies. read more
President Donald Trump left several critics stunned Friday morning after he was captured on video aggressively snapping at ABC News' Rachel Scott. read more
The U.S. Supreme Court again rejected a push to use Missouri congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump ... read more
A quarter century later, a politically and culturally divided United States is commemorating a day of violence, loss and heroism that altered the trajectory of the nation ... read more
A North Texas man is charged with two counts of terroristic threat against a public servant after the Texas Department of Public Safety said he sent violent messages to Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico in August. read more
Some U.S. Postal Service facilities failed to properly handle ballots during this year's primary elections, according to a new audit from the agency's Office of Inspector General. read more
The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen's port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. read more
President Trump is promising $5,000 checks for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of Congress in the upcoming midterm election. read more
A federal judge previously determined the tax agency broke the law over 40,000 times by turning over immigrants' addresses even when ICE submitted requests with random numbers as the ZIP code. read more
