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"Short term, I think it's fair to say we really have not distinguished ourselves in a positive way by how we responded to the crisis when it was upon us."

A new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

US president also casts doubt that he would join in Russia's call for a summit of world leaders to defuse Iran tensions.

UK to impose 14-day quarantine for people arriving from France; Trinidad and Tobago steps up anti-COVID-19 measures.

With Joe Biden leading in many public polls, and Democrats kicking off their national convention on Monday, President Trump has heightened his attacks on mail-in voting. Pressure continues to grow for the postmaster gene...

A ship that has leaked tons of oil off the coast of Mauritius has split apart, authorities said on Saturday.

Seventeen Chicago police officers were injured and at least 24 people were arrested during protests that turned violent late Saturday afternoon downtown.

The FBI will assist with an investigation into the massive blast in Beirut that killed more than 170 people.

Protesters clash with police outside the residence of embattled prime minister, who is facing corruption allegations.

A rare "firenado" tore through California near the Nevada border amid extreme heat and fierce winds in the region, according to a report.

An Australian surfer repeatedly punched a great white shark to save his female companion who was being attacked by the animal in New South Wales state on Saturday.

In the hours after four of his family members were found dead in their home in April 1989, authorities interviewed 17-year-old Jeff Pelley in the presence of his grandparents.

Leaders at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were blindsided this week when President Donald Trump announced that the agency could deploy teams to assist schools with safely reopening in the fall, a senio...

A GoFundMe page for the North Carolina boy fatally shot in the head by a neighbor has raised some $700,000 for his family.

A sports board okays practice in 10 days and games two weeks later -- despite advice from its own medical expert to wait.

Trending rights tweets this week: Thai police arrested a prominent student activist for involvement in a peaceful July protest, the largest since 2014; profound courage from pro-democracy demonstrators in Belarus who fac...

A Georgia State Patrol trooper has been arrested and charged with felony murder after fatally shooting a Black man during an attempted traffic stop.

A lawsuit claims that a couple was "battered and bruised" by police officers while celebrating a birthday at a San Jose, California, hotel last year.

Democrats are seriously considering whether to bring the House of Representatives back as early as next week to discuss some of the issues facing the United States Postal Service, one source familiar with the matter told...

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum had said the display would have to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rescue teams removed much of the fuel from the vessel, but the clean-up goes on.

Far-right groups hoping to rally at Stone Mountain were thwarted when the park was closed, and were met with counterprotests in a town where some would rather bridge racial divides than widen them.