U.S. & World

Tomiko Itooka is now the world’s oldest living person at age 116. Guinness World Records confirmed the Japanese woman’s status Thursday, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas.

A passenger has been arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing and then climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac.

A U.S. government report concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz formally accepted the vice presidential nomination Wednesday night in front of a packed crowd at the United Center, concluding the third night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention with an energetic speech introducing himself to the nation.

Tim Walz accepted his party’s nomination for VP and used his DNC address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Kamala Harris.

The TV host has become an electrifying figure in the Democratic Party and energized the convention hall as she rallied voters for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Walz highlighted his small-town values and decades-long service in the National Guard in a speech to the DNC in Chicago.

Bill Clinton made the case for Democrats’ handling of the economy and jobs

Pause that playlist, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Experts explain how musical clearance works for political rallies.

The attorney for Dr. Salvador Plasencia confirmed the doctor plans to resume his practice at the urgent care clinic he operates in California.

One of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors flouted ethics rules last year when he drunkenly handed his business card to Florida police investigating a hit-and-run crash, a Justice Department watchdog found.

Starbucks’ fall menu for 2024, accompanied by the coffee brand’s beloved PSL, will return to stores beginning Thursday, Aug. 22.

The former president has been laying the foundation to ultimately claim that the 2024 election was stolen if he doesn’t win in November.