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Education secretary's role in exams fiasco dominates front pages across political spectrum Gavin Williamson's handling of this year's A-level exams has put the education secretary and the government under enormous media ...

Fast-moving fires are spreading across California. In the north, wind-whipped flames forced people to flee their homes near Vacaville.

Democrats formally nominatedJoe Bidenfor president during an emotional second night of their party's virtual convention, warning that Donald Trump was an 'existential threat' to America who had failed to get a grip on th...

An injured hiker was stranded for two weeks in a New Mexico forest until a family on a nearby trail finally heard his calls for help, authorities said. John Utsey said he heard a voice Saturday while hiking with his kids...

President Trump said he will work with African American Republican Kimberly Klacik running for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’ congressional seat, saying “we will bring Baltimore back.” "Kimberly will work with the ...

From business meetings to interviews to presidential nominations, Zoom makes everything awkward. After a virtual roll call vote on Tuesday night, former Vice President Joe Biden officially became the 2020 Democratic pres...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offers short, but powerful remarks while seconding Sen. Bernie Sanders' nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

During his speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, former President Bill Clinton called out President Donald Trump's pandemic response, saying that he seeks to pass the buck and shirk his responsibility and sa...

The Democratic Party reached back to its past — including former President Jimmy Carter and JFK’s daughter Caroline Kennedy — at the party’s national convention Tuesday night to endorse presumptive nominee Joe Bi...

Abrams is the former Georgia House minority leader.

Policy changes by the postmaster general prompted allegations that the Trump administration was trying to disenfranchise voters before the 2020 election.

The Food and Drug Administration's emergency authorization for blood plasma as a treatment for the coronavirus has been put on hold to allow for more data to be reviewed, according to a report. An emergency approval coul...

A Senate Intelligence Committee report detailing how Russia's 2016 election interference was encouraged by President Donald Trump and his campaign raises the stakes for the current campaign at a time when Trump is openly...

The six activists risked lengthy jail sentences by reading a 10-point manifesto for change Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants for six activists who took part in a demonstration at which students called for refo...

Colin Powell was the secretary of state from 2001 to 2005 under George W. Bush.

A Republican senator says Senate GOP leaders are preparing a slimmed-down virus relief package of roughly $500 billion

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Tuesday will lend another Republican voice in support of Joe Biden in an unannounced video recorded for the Democratic National Convention as the Democrats attempt to appeal to m...

Australia signs deal for potential vaccine; South Korea cases at five-month high as church clusters grow.

The freshman congressman, who had been dogged by investigations into campaign finance violations, is the eighth House incumbent to lose a primary this year.

Former Vice President Joe Biden got the Democratic party's nomination — and a plate of squid to celebrate. During the Democratic National Convention's second night, America's states and territories each got a turn to c...

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 779,000 people worldwide.

"I wish no blood to be shed to keep me in power," President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said. "I have decided to step down from office"