Senate GOP whip says Mike Lee's election security bill will be priority after recess

U.S. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., confirmed it is a Republican priority to pass the election security package championed by Utah Sen. Mike Lee after returning from the congressional recess in August.

US retail sales slump unexpectedly and sharply after a summer tax-refund boost fades

After splurging on the World Cup and Amazon Prime Day sales, Americans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest amount in more than a year.

Four more belugas arrive at Chicago aquarium from shuttered Canadian theme park

Four more belugas have arrived at a Chicago aquarium as part of a plan to move Canada's last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park to aquariums in the United States and Spain.

Oil prices rally, US data dents chances of Fed rate hike

U.S. and European shares fell on Friday and oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel as markets monitored tense U.S.-Iran talks ​and digested new data that dented expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike next month.

Person fined $5,000 for using foghorn to disturb sleeping polar bear

A person has been fined for sounding a foghorn that woke a slumbering polar bear in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, the region's governor said in a statement.

Hawaii could see its first hurricane landfall in decades as Lala strengthens

Hawaii is bracing for a potential hurricane strike this weekend after Tropical Storm Lala's forecast track shifted north, bringing the strengthening storm close to the Big Island.

Idaho must allow abortions to preserve women's health, district judge rules

A U.S. judge has ruled that Idaho's near-total abortion ban is unconstitutional because it provides exceptions when abortions are life-saving and ​not for broader risks to pregnant women's health.

An 'influencer' degree? Colleges bet on content creator major as critics question its value

Arizona State University is among several colleges offering content creation programs as universities adapt to the growing creator economy and students pursue careers as influencers.

Woman charged over vandalism of Washington's World War II memorial

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, ​said on Friday that a woman had been taken into custody and charged with two felony counts in connection with the vandalism at ‌the World War II memorial in Washington.

US retail sales unexpectedly post largest drop in more than a year

After splurging on the World Cup and Amazon Prime Day sales, Americans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest amount in more than a year.

Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?

As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against some of the young riders' parents.

Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to continue construction of ​his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress.

Hegseth responds to alarming reports about conditions on U.S. Navy ship in Middle East

Food rationing. Broken plumbing. Moldy showers. And even sailors attempting to jump overboard. Those are some of the stark challenges being reported in recent weeks aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln.

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case over insurance CEO killing

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday in his federal criminal case ​stemming from the killing of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk.