WASHINGTON — A Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on hi...
ROME — Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe, setting a national temperature record in Austria,...
LAS VEGAS — Airline passengers know to expect possible flight delays when weather forecasts call for thunderstorms, heavy snow or strong wind. The omens are less obvious ...
CHICAGO — Video game giant Electronic Arts officially has new owners.
The California-based maker of popular titles like “Battlefield” and “The Sims” announced Tuesday th...
Today is Thursday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2026. There are 147 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfort...
SPOKANE, Wash. — Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washing...
WASHINGTON — A federal judge decried efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case a...
NEW YORK — Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates released struggling veteran designated hitter Marcell Ozuna on Wednesday as they gear up for a playoff push.
The club made the move following a nig...
CAIRO — Iran said Wednesday it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal could...
