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Ten gun control bills are currently on the desk of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, waiting for her approval.

Armed militants attacking Christian communities in Nigeria are increasingly issuing a stark ultimatum to villagers: Convert to Islam and pay a religious tax known as jizya or face execution, according to eyewitness accounts collected by The ...

A massive grid failure has left two-thirds of Cuba without electricity.

When a tornado warning sounds, where you are standing and what surrounds you may matter more than almost anything else. A body of peer-reviewed research on tornado injuries, survivor behavior, and housing vulnerability offers a clearer picture of ...

Needing a shakeup at Homeland Security, President Trump has turned to a plumber.

Legendary alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn is focused on recovering from a serious leg injury suffered at the Milan Cortina Olympics while keeping her future in competitive skiing an open question.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is taking over water quality testing in the Potomac River after a major sewer pipeline ruptured and sent roughly 250 million gallons of human waste into the waterway.

The Washington region is bracing for a rare high-end severe-weather threat Monday, with tornado watches in effect, damaging winds possible and temperatures expected to tumble sharply -- dropping as much as 40 to 50 degrees -- after the storms move ...

A federal appeals court issued a ruling Monday allowing Homeland Security to continue deporting illegal immigrants to countries other than their homes when the need arises, putting on indefinite hold a decision by a lower court that had stopped the ...

Pro-life advocates are accusing the Trump administration of selling out unborn children by asking a federal court to block Florida and Texas officials from keeping mail-order abortion pills out of their states.