Palestinian National Security Forces emblem PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Jenin Refugee Camp, West Bank (AP) — Gunfire has rung out for days from the West …

People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of humancaused climate change, according to a group …

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as …

Downtown Chicago STOCK PHOTO CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the …

PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK Washington (AP) — President Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s …

Willie Clayton, left, Bruce Clements, Jake Jones, Shawn Wasden and Richard Jackson were in an Alexander City Work Center transport van while on work release …

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing …

President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government …

Portlanad, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual …

Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its founding in 1966 and also is celebrated …