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MIAMI — On a bayfront street in Miami Shores, water bubbled up from the asphalt. It surged up through a drain, covering the entire street in just a few hours despite a perfectly clear sky.

Saturday marked the peak of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Clergy sex abuse scandals have rocked Catholic churches across the world, but few places have seen the financial toll of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.

With a record $880 million settlement with victims ...Read more

Emmanuel Macron’s diminished authority in France’s power-sharing government appears to be taking a toll.

Macron’s tirade against his Cabinet ministers, journalists and political commentators, accusing them of “a ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In the pitch black, through roaring wind, twisted metal fell like a guillotine.

It plunged toward the heart of the city — apartments, bars, restaurants, an art gallery, museum and offices. Tens ...Read more

ATLANTA — Cullen Talton, believed to be the longest-serving sheriff in American history — but one who rarely wore a badge or toted a gun — died Saturday.

Talton, a dairy farmer who became a lawman in midlife, was ...Read more

The U.S. government is offering a reward of as much as $10 million for information “leading to the identification or location” of the Russian military media outlet Rybar and its employees, according to a statement ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Oscar quickly strengthened into a hurricane Saturday afternoon after becoming a tropical storm near the Turks and Caicos earlier that morning.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Nadine made...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Biltmore Estate is set to reopen after damage from Tropical Storm Helene closed America’s largest home, estate officials said Saturday.

Crews are still clearing debris from woods on the property, and...Read more

As a Mexican-American who celebrates Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, at the end of October and beginning of November, I’ve noted an increasing concern the past several years that the holiday is becoming ...Read more

BOSTON — The Massachusetts State Police has removed Det. Lt. Brian Tully as the head of the detective bureau posted at the Norfolk DA’s office and is ready to hire someone else for the job.

The MSP’s new leader, Col...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — Crews battling the five-alarm fire in the Oakland Hills worked through the night, achieving 50% containment by late Saturday morning, CalFire officials said. They will remain on the scene all day, ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Machinists union announced Saturday morning that Boeing has made a new contract offer with a higher wage increase and other incentives in an attempt to end the strike that has paralyzed the company for five...Read more

Less than two months after the removal of dams restored a free-flowing Klamath River, salmon have made their way upstream to begin spawning and have been spotted in Oregon for the first time in more than a century.

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Donald Trump — who has pledged to carry out the largest migrant deportation in U.S. history — is striking a decidedly different tune in his advertising to court Latino voters: an upbeat video montage of the former ...Read more

WASHINGTON — I watch polls for a living. I have one piece of advice for the next few weeks: Stop.

It’s not that polls are broken. Contrary to much criticism, surveys continue to provide remarkably accurate results ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House achieved a milestone Friday not seen since 1977 when HR 10000 was introduced, surpassing the usual four-digit bill number. The last time the chamber reached this figure was during the first session...Read more

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the ...Read more

Before Hurricane Helene, had you stopped by one of the many breweries, art galleries, or award-winning restaurants in Asheville, North Carolina, and spoken with anyone who lives in these parts — including me — most ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom affirmed abortion access, calling California “a proud reproductive freedom state” and criticizing Republicans across the country for trying to take away families’ ...Read more

CHICAGO — By any objective measure, it was the single most impactful police shooting in Chicago in more than 40 years, and perhaps ever.

Ten years ago, on Oct. 20, 2014, a Chicago police officer fired 16 bullets into 17...Read more