Harry Belafonte was at the forefront of human rights causes for more than 60 years, a legacy that sometimes overshadowed his brilliant music career.

The San Francisco antiques dealer who was denounced after video showed him spraying a homeless woman with a water hose was arrested Wednesday and charged with battery.

After more than 1 million deaths in the United States and almost three years of lockdowns and economic disruptions, President Joe Biden declared the

Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution amid sweeping sanctions over its war in Ukraine.

Rescue teams fanned out across southeastern Louisiana as the remnants of Hurricane Ida continued to pose dangers for multiple states.

A falling tree killed a man in Ascension Parish, while authorities said 200 people are in "imminent danger" after a levee breach in Jefferson Parish.

Florida reported 21,683 new cases Friday, its highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic.

Florida reported 21,683 new cases Friday, its highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic.

Mondale was President Jimmy Carter's vice president from 1977 to 1981.

Mondale served as President Jimmy Carter's vice president from 1977 to 1981.