Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may cast a pall over his top diplomat’s first official trip to Asia this week — just as the U.S. seeks to ...

Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week’s European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found. Those 1,500 people “have ...

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine, including human rights violations during the full-scale ...

Nearly two months after 10 inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail by crawling through a hole behind a toilet, authorities have recaptured all but the man with the most violent ...

Elon Musk’s plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans looking to upend the two-party system that has dominated U.S. politics ...

After deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987, some thought they’d proven they could handle Mother Nature’s best punch. Then came this month’s horrific flash ...

Petersburg first responders are searching for a male victim after officials say he fell into the Appomattox River while fishing late Tuesday night.

The promise of more funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is receiving both support and resistance ...

South Korea sent six North Koreans back across the rivals’ sea border on Wednesday morning, months after they drifted south in wooden boats in March and May. It ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Petersburg firefighters battled both a commercial fire and the summer heat Tuesday afternoon. The afternoon of Tuesday, July 8, crews with Petersburg Fire Rescue & Emergency ...

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash ...

Over 4,000 Central Virginia homes and businesses are without power Tuesday night as severe storms batter the region.