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Publishers Clearing House is sending checks to more than 280,000 people, but not the kind of checks, and you may be one of them — but the money isn’t part of a sweepstakes win.

A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.

Senior members of Harvard University’s faculty are pledging to donate a portion of their pay to the school as it opposes the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would nominate national security adviser Mike Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk because of a spacesuit sizing issue got her chance six years later.

McDonald’s store traffic fell unexpectedly in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners. The burger giant said Thursday that it’s same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 1% globally in the January-March period. Wall Street had been expecting an increase of nearly 2%. The trouble was particularly ac...

Jordon Hudson recently made headlines by shutting down an interview question about how she met Bill Belichick. Here’s what to know about the 24-year-old.

Three men saved a distressed great white shark from a sand bank, moving it into deeper water after an almost hour-long rescue effort Tuesday in Australia.

A Florida-based Christian organization with a history of child sex abuse allegations against it has been hit with a lawsuit claiming one of its missionaries sexually assaulted a minor overseas 15 years ago.  

As households and workplaces embark on spring cleaning, use these tips to reduce clutter and find more mental peace.

An investigation is underway after a Pirates fan fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Wednesday night’s Cubs-Pirates game.

An X user’s question has prompted a flurry of opinions, memes and analysis online.

President Trump said he will nominate White House national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Follow along for live updates. Follow along for live updates.