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According to an American Gaming Association estimate, more than $3 billion will have been bet on this year's March Madness tournaments -- more than February's Super Bowl. The NCAA says that's led to a distressing consequence: online abuse of players, ...

Ovechkin made hockey history Sunday against the New York Islanders, even after missing 16 games in November and December because of a broken leg.

People across the country and around the world turned out on Sunday for what organizers say has been the single biggest day of protests against President Trump and his second-term actions. In the U.S., more than a thousand rallies were planned in ...

The National Weather Service said 45 river locations in multiple states were expected to reach major flood stage, with extensive flooding of structures, roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure possible.

The rule that no president can serve more than two full terms became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1951, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died.

Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as was the 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that they played on -- dubbed the "Redeem Team."

The contract for artificial intelligence modeling used to send emergency alerts in different languages is among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracts that lapsed this week.

Stocks were in free fall again Friday, ending the markets' worst week in years as a trade war heated up. China responded to President Trump's tariffs with their own, 34 percent on all imported U.S. goods. Markets also fell after Federal Reserve Chair ...

In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he's giving TikTok another 75 days to find an American buyer, Secretary of State Rubio said it will become clear within weeks whether Russia truly intends to pursue peace with Ukraine, a judge ordered the ...

President Trump abruptly fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the country's powerful cyber intelligence bureau. That's according to reports and members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. The firings .. ...