Congress is scrambling to pass government funding ahead of a Friday deadline. But GOP objections and delays in the process could trigger a short-lived shutdown over the weekend.

Abrams will seek a rematch against GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, though Kemp still faces a Republican primary challenge.

The 15-year-old American boy who used a semi-automatic pistol bought during Black Friday sales to shoot his classmates at point-blank range was "absolutely cold-hearted" and went to school with "the intent to kill people," the local sheriff said Wednesday....

Philadelphia police have released the identity of a suspect wanted in the murder of a Temple University student.

The U.S., Ireland, Norway and South Korea reported their first cases of omicron. The chief scientist of the World Health Organization said vaccines will likely protect against severe cases of the new variant.