AP National News

A blast of heat and humidity in the Midwest and Northeast days before the official start of summer has put a wet blanket on outdoor activities from festivals to sports camps as officials urge people to take precautions

A blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday

There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: The million-dollar view was blocked by a neighbor's trees

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 people with cannabis convictions

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces “aggression.”

A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced him to three years and nine months in prison

Not even a WNBA basketball game is an escape from the arguments and polarization that are so common in American life these days

Willie Mays, baseball’s exuberant and electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93

Willie Mays, baseball’s exuberant and electrifying “Say Hey Kid,” has died at 93

A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels believed to have killed one mariner on board