The city of Irvine, California, issued an immediate evacuation order for about 60,000 residents as the Silverado Fire rapidly spread in the area.

There may be more water on the moon than previously believed, including on its sunlit surface. This water could be used as a resource during upcoming missions -- like NASA's return of humans to the lunar surface through the Artemis program.

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu has been keeping our planet company for a long time. Bennu, new research suggests, has been in an orbit that brings it near to Earth for 1.75 million years.

The GOP is starting to look a lot like an autocratic party, a large study into political identity has found.

It's a late summer weekend in northwestern Michigan, and leaves have started to turn from green to shades of yellow and orange in the village of Luther, home to about 320. A mile or so off the main road, deep in the woods, a few people live in mobile homes parked atop a hill. There's no runn…

Prince Azim, the son of the Sultan of Brunei, has died aged 38, the country's government has confirmed.

Call it a song of ice and fire: Colorado's East Troublesome Fire may finally be tamped down by an impending winter storm.

With Tropical Storm Zeta approaching the Gulf Coast, Louisiana is preparing for potential impact while still working to repair the damage from Hurricanes Laura and Delta.

China has rolled out mass coronavirus testing for nearly 5 million people and imposed lockdown measures in the prefecture of Kashgar in the far western region of Xinjiang, after a single asymptomatic coronavirus case was reported on Saturday.

El Paso County in Texas enacted a curfew Sunday as a surge in Covid-19 cases left hospitals and ICUs in the area at full capacity and forced officials to seek additional morgue space.

A three-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot during a violent weekend in Philadelphia.

Migos rapper Offset, whose real name is Kiari Cephus, was detained by officers with the Beverly Hills Police Department during a patrol stop Saturday afternoon.

China's top leaders are meeting behind closed doors in Beijing on Monday to map out their economic and political agenda for the next five years, as the ruling Communist Party looks to capitalize on its containment of the coronavirus epidemic.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are just one win away from the World Series crown after beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 Sunday night.

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Federal authorities are investigating the possible arson of a ballot box in Boston after the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office notified them of the incident, officials said.

The US Navy has identified the two-person crew killed Friday when a training aircraft crashed in a small town outside Mobile, Alabama.

A Confederate monument that stood at the steps of the Madison County, Alabama, courthouse for over a century now resides in a cemetery.

A 3-year-old boy in Texas was killed on his birthday after sustaining a gunshot wound, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

One person was killed and at least 17 others were injured after a hayride overturned on Saturday night in rural Hancock County, Illinois.

The New York Police Department is looking into an incident Saturday evening where a police officer appeared to say "Trump 2020" over a patrol car's speaker.

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casting her vote from some 200 miles above Earth should be all the motivation you need to make a plan to vote this year.

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casting her vote from some 200 miles above Earth should be all the motivation you need to make a plan to vote this year.

Last year, Wilton Gregory made history as Washington, DC's first African-American archbishop.

Experts will know by early December whether a potential coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective, but widespread availability will probably not happen until next year, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

When two loud bangs rang out on the streets of Lafayette, Louisiana, no one knew where the gunshots came from as protesters gathered to demand justice for another Black man killed by police.

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The first nest of giant "murder hornets" ever discovered in the United States has been eliminated, two days after it was located in Washington state.

A tropical depression east of Mexico strengthened Sunday morning into Tropical Storm Zeta and could reach the US Gulf Coast by midweek.

We often associate the month of October with spooky characters like goblins, witches and vampires.

A Canadian family that spent months frantically raising millions of dollars for a one-time gene therapy treatment to save their daughter's life has received the treatment for free.

There were two thoughts pushing Kolt Codner forward in his first marathon race: his 4-year-old son Andrew's fight against cancer and the hospital that provides him care.

With the strongest Diablo winds and fire weather of the season predicted for Sunday, Pacific Gas & Electric says it will shut off power for roughly 361,000 customers in Northern California.

If you looked closely during the University of Michigan's football season opener on Saturday, you may have noticed a special detail on the Wolverines' helmets.

Up a tree, onto the roof, and through the ceiling. That's how two raccoons likely managed to break into a bank.