U.S. & World

At the first stop of their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour out West, two of the Democratic Party’s most unabashed progressive lawmakers had plenty to say about President Donald Trump. But they also had some strong words for their own party.

London’s Heathrow Airport closed Friday local time and will remain closed all day after a fire at a nearby electricity substation caused power outages at the major transportation center, NBC News reported. “Whilst fire crews are responding to the incident, we do not have clarity on when power may be reliably restored,” the airport...

Officials say a Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane.

Stanford football coach Troy Taylor mistreated female staff members and tried to have an NCAA compliance officer removed after she warned him of rules violations, according to documents obtained.

Robert Ehrlich was “falsely asserting his authority as mayor, demanding access to office space, and declaring that the entire Village staff was fired,” said officials in Sea Cliff, New York.

Families and lawyers fear for the deportees who may face indefinite detention in a prison known for human rights abuses.

The leader and two members of a cultlike group that has been connected to six killings in three states face new gun charges in Maryland.

A federal judge has ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown University scholar that the government detained until the court has had a chance to rule.

While big questions about the agency’s future remain unanswered, here is everything to know about its history, and some of the plans conservatives have pushed for dismantling it.

The recalled products were sold at Target stores across 21 states.

The largely private relationship between Quinta Brunson and her husband of three years is over.

Nordic countries continue to dominate the rankings while Afghanistan is once again the world’s unhappiest nation.

The medicine poses a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.