Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) announced Monday that the state will dole out one-time direct payments of $1,000 to 10,000 "long-term unemployed" residents who find work before the end of 2021.Lamont said in a statement that residents who submitted an...

A suspect has been arrested in Los Angeles' Palisades Fire, which has burned 1,325 acres and forced about 1,000 out of their homes.

A surfer has died after being bitten by a shark at a beach north of Sydney, Australian authorities said Tuesday. Paramedics were called to Tuncurry Beach, about three hours' drive from Australia's most populous city following reports of the attack on...

President Joe Biden "expressed his support for a ceasefire" in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since deadly hostilities broke out involving Gaza-based Palestinian fighters. Netanyahu, however, said orders were...

Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he “supports” a ceasefire, but that may not be enough for fellow Democrats who have urged the president to act more aggressively.