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My grandfather kept ledgers logging every day he worked in the U.S. The dry entries — "18 boxes of cherries, $4 per box" — tell a story of success against the odds.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, is facing intense Russian airstrikes, but its residents are defiant. "We can stand up, no matter what they do," one said.

Former President Trump ping-ponged among a dizzying array of court appearances, judicial rulings, competing allegations and subsequent grievances.

The conservative justices seemed likely to confer broad presidential immunity from prosecution — and in a way that would further delay any federal trial.

Despite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much wetter years in the last 3,000 years. Experts worry that variability, coupled with climate change, could leave the state unprepared.

New abortion restrictions after Roe vs. Wade was overturned, such as an Arizona legal ruling that effectively bans abortions there, are affecting women who miscarry.

In a stunning reversal, a New York appeals court overturned the conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, citing errors by the trial judge.

Supreme Court may not rule for Trump, but it could give him a win by putting off his trial until after the election.

For first time in 25 years, San Diego is the top spot in the nation for migrant border crossings, surpassing Tucson.

Suddenly, Democrats and (some) Republicans in the House have joined in unorthodox bipartisanship to get government functioning again.

Athletes and entertainers lose money because they're inattentive, make risky investments and overspend on loved ones and expensive toys, financial experts say.

With growing mistrust between the two nations, the U.S. election in November is looking like a lose-lose scenario for China.

Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc promote a White House suicide prevention strategy, speaking candidly about the deaths of musicians Naomi Judd and Avicii.

It is the first time the Israeli American citizen, who was severely injured when Hamas attacked the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, has been shown alive since his capture.

After identifying remnants of bird flu virus in grocery store milk, federal officials insist the nation's milk supply is safe.

The Supreme Court will decide whether emergency room doctors can perform abortions if a pregnant person's health is threatened.

Israel-Hamas war: In Qatar's capital, a compound housing Palestinian medical evacuees from Gaza is a living catalog of what war does to the human body.

At a rare bilingual school in Israel, students coexist and learn in Arabic and Hebrew together. Could parents follow their example?

The spacecraft launched in 1977 and is now 15 billion miles from Earth. It went silent in November. Scientists at JPL figured out how to get it talking again.

As sprawling pro-Palestinian protests and encampments escalate on university campuses across the United States, administrators respond with more discipline.

In a significant blow to the Marjorie Taylor Greene fringe, Speaker Mike Johnson got aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House and might yet keep his job.

Supreme Court justices appear unwilling to support a couple's claim that the wife's constitutional rights were violated when her noncitizen husband was denied a visa.

The public is locked out of witnessing a seismic moment in American history because the first criminal trial of a former president will not be televised.