North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row, among the top 5 largest death rows in the U.S. Gov. Roy Cooper's office said ...

The northern lights could be visible Tuesday night and Wednesday night over the Northern Hemisphere due to a geomagnetic ...

World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who escaped an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, says Gaza's health ...

AL-TANF GARRISON, Syria — When Salim Turki al-Anteri took his opposition forces into battle against regime troops in southern ...

Looking from the outside in, the University of Oregon appears to be doing very well. Overall first-year enrollment at UO is ...

One of the first sitting senators to endorse Jimmy Carter's run for office in 1976 was a young upstart from Delaware named Joe Biden. We explore the relationship between the two men over the years.

More than 1.3 million people were plunged into darkness early Tuesday. Failure of an underground power line is believed to be ...

The Constitution allows members of Congress to determine their pay -- but fear of political blowback for giving themselves a raise has resulted in no cost of living increases in nearly 15 years.

It's almost the new year, which means states across the country will enact thousands of new laws from new tax structures to ...

Newport is hoping to revitalize its city center. One idea on the table involves a complete overhaul of Highway 101.

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Watching a huge ball descend down a pole in Times Square has been a beloved New Year's Eve tradition for over a century. Here ...