Tim Scott launches presidential exploratory committee

The senator had deflected questions regarding whether he has indicated to former President Donald Trump that he would run.

• Apr 12, 2023

Trump says he won't drop out of presidential race if convicted

Former President Trump told Fox News' Tucker Carlson that dropping out is "not my thing."

• Apr 11, 2023

Industrial fire spews "toxic" smoke in Indiana, prompts evacuations

Fire officials said the owner of an abandoned Hoffco factory had been cited multiple times for potential fire hazards and that "it wasn't a matter of if, it was a matter of when this was going to happen."

• Apr 11, 2023

4 in 10 U.S. adults say next vehicle may be electric, poll finds

Even with tax credits, it could be difficult to persuade drivers to ditch their gas-burning cars and trucks.

• Apr 11, 2023

Police release bodycam footage in Louisville bank shooting

Five people were killed and eight others wounded when a bank employee opened fire.

• Apr 11, 2023

Michael Jordan's "Last Dance" Air Jordans sell for record $2.2 million at auction

The Air Jordan 13s, which Jordan wore in Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals, just became the most expensive sneakers ever sold.

• Apr 11, 2023

Sexually transmitted infection rates rose in 2021, CDC says

Rates of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea all rose in the U.S. in 2021, according to the latest CDC data.

• Apr 11, 2023

Analysis: There were 32,000 fewer legal abortions in US during 6 months after Dobbs decision

In the six months after the Supreme Court ruling that ended the federal right to an abortion, there were about 32,000 fewer abortions than expected in the United States, according to a new analysis.

• Apr 11, 2023

Mother of 6-year-old Virginia student who shot teacher charged with child neglect

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in Virginia in January has been indicted on several serious charges.

• Apr 11, 2023

Tupperware stock plunges after warning it may go out of business

The housewares company's stock plunged after it said it had "substantial doubt" about its future.

• Apr 11, 2023

Brittney Griner writing memoir on "unfathomable" Russian imprisonment

Griner will describe "her stark and surreal time living in a foreign prison and the terrifying aspects of day-to-day life in a women's penal colony," her publisher said.

• Apr 11, 2023

"Unprecedented" sea level rise observed along U.S. coasts

Sea level rise seen along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts over the last decade are "unprecedented in at least 120 years," scientists found.

• Apr 11, 2023

Heart recipient's dreams come true with glove from Tiger Woods, trip to the Masters

Madelyn Quinn's path to the Masters was part of her bucket list, which also included meeting her idol.

• Apr 11, 2023

App becomes main portal to U.S. asylum system under Biden policy

Tens of thousands of increasingly frustrated migrants are vying for a limited number of spots to enter the U.S.

• Apr 11, 2023

1 in 5 adults say they've had a family member killed by a gun, study finds

People of color were more likely to have experienced gun violence, according to the study.

• Apr 11, 2023

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