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New discoveries from several archaeological sites in North and South America suggest that ancient people first arrived in the New World much earlier than scientists once thought

An official at the Wisconsin school where a student shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student says the 15-year-old was in her first semester there

The Philadelphia 76ers have won city council approval for a $1.3 billion downtown arena despite vocal opposition from nearby residents

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing the possibility of a federal government shutdown to the brink in Washington

Elon Musk’s role in taking down a bipartisan budget deal shows his ascendance as a political force

The number of executions in the U.S. remained near historic lows in 2024 and was mostly carried out in a small group of states

A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forcing the North Dakota officials to shut down an interstate highway

Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation that's set for a final vote in the Senate

Authorities say two Union Pacific employees were killed and three people were injured when a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed in a small West Texas city

Immigrant advocates are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term by training community members on how to protect themselves from his promise of mass deportations