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American consumers have slowed down their spending to 0.6% in September. This is a warning sign that the economy remains under severe pressure from a pandemic as well as prolonged periods of high inflation.

Nearly five decades after Joe Arpaio was elected sheriff of Arizona's largest county, taxpayers now cover one of the major bills left from the thousands upon thousands of lawsuits that he sparked -- and it has risen to $100 million.

Joe Biden, the U.N.'s highest human rights official and U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, called for countries to intensify their fight against global warming on Thursday. He described it as a matter of survival for humanity.

The U.S. economy was severely affected by the rising number of COVID-19 cases, and the persistent shortages of supplies. It experienced a 2% annual rate growth in the July-September period. This is the lowest quarterly expansion since the start of the recovery from the pandemic recession last year.

California was hit with a powerful atmospheric river storm, which set new rainfall records and helped to quell wildfires. It remains to be seen how big of an impact it had on California's drought.

The United States issued its first passport bearing the "X" gender designation. This is a significant milestone in the recognition and protection of the rights of all people.

At a time when the majority of Americans view the deteriorating climate with high importance, President Joe Biden will be heading to an important U.N. Climate Summit. This is an increase in concern from just a few short years ago.

After flooding roads and toppling trees, a powerful storm swept towards Southern California.

Colombian security forces captured the country's most wanted drug dealer. He was a rural warlord who had been on the run for over a decade, corrupting state officials and aligning with left- and right-leaning combatants.

Although the U.S. welcomes tens of thousands Afghans who were airlifted from Kabul, it has not disclosed much publicly about a small number of those who are still overseas. These include dozens of people who caused security concerns during security screening and were sent to an American base located in the Balkan country of Kosovo.

CaptionCloseThis winter has presented quite the upset in meteorological worlds: Seattle has out-snowed king-of-winter Minneapolis for much of the winter.Since Jan. 1, Seattle has had 10.2 inches of snow, while Minneapolis has had just 8.4 inches -- including...

CaptionCloseAuthorities responded to reports of a car smashed into a utility pole early Wednesday morning in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood.The crash occurred on 15th Avenue South between State Street and Holgate at a bit before 4:30 a.m.The driver side...

CaptionCloseTwo men were shot or pistol-whipped Feb. 28, 2017, in the 300 block of Petaluma Boulevard.Two men were shot or pistol-whipped Feb. 28, 2017, in the 300 block of Petaluma Boulevard.Two men were shot or pistol-whipped Feb. 28, 2017, in the 300 block...

Road money Municipalities in Westmoreland County, like those throughout the state, will benefit from increased liquid fuels payments — annual allocations from the state to local governments that are earmarked for construction, maintenance and repair of...

Sonoma County’s two members of Congress said President Donald Trump made expansive promises and talked about spending trillions of taxpayer dollars in a speech Tuesday night that was short on explaining how any of it will be done.“He made a lot of lofty...

CaptionClosePolice on Wednesday arrested a man after a high-speed chase that ended with a crash on the city's West Side.It is unclear what initiated the chase, but it came to a conclusion around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Culebra Road and Zarzamora...