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The Dec. 6 runoff nears

Officials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant made the announcement

Even though some voting experts' worst fears didn't materialize, some voters still experienced the types of routine foul-ups that happen on a small scale in every election

'Everybody needs community'

Nationally, new COVID cases averaged around 39,300 a day

President Joe Biden, in a tweet, said the extension will give 'the Supreme Court time to hear the case in its current term.'

It was the second time in a little more than a week that Virginia has experienced a major shooting

The busiest travel days during Thanksgiving week are usually Tuesday, Wednesday and the Sunday after the holiday

The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee had asked for six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses, from 2015 to 2020

The rampage killed five people and wounded 17

'We are racing against time to rescue people'

A rapidly intensifying flu season is straining US hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections

The violence pierced an entertainment venue that has long been a cherished safe spot for the LGBTQ community in the conservative-leaning city

A fight over emissions and the overall climate goal is delaying a deal to create a fund for poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by carbon pollution

The starkly different realities are playing out along one of the world’s most vulnerable watersheds

Musk: 'The best people are staying, so I’m not super worried'

Here's what's happening in Egypt

The reef, battered but not broken by climate change impacts, is inspiring hope and worry alike as researchers race to understand how it can survive a warming world

More than a week after Election Day, Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House from Democratic control

Americans are bracing for a costly Thanksgiving this year, with double-digit percent increases in the price of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, canned pumpkin and other staples

Twelve Republicans voted with all Democrats to move forward on the legislation

Most of the drugmakers that produced the most opioids and the biggest drug distribution companies have already reached settlements

In his first public comments since voting ended, Biden was celebratory and defiant as Democrats denied Republicans the sweeping victory they expected

CISA and other federal agencies had warned that safeguarding U.S. elections has become more complex than ever, with the most serious threats from domestic sources

'She's just a regular little 1½-year-old who keeps us on our toes'

The storm is then expected to move across central and northern Florida into southern Georgia on Thursday

Voters in several states are deciding measures that could affect the way they cast ballots in future elections. Some measures would expand access to voting

The opinion came on the same day the high court was hearing cases that are part of a wider dispute over the power of the federal government

Here is a sampling of what voters had to say about democracy and other issues

Some employees of the San Francisco-based company tweeted earlier that they had already lost access to their work accounts.

Hiring was brisk across industries, though the overall gain declined from 315,000 in September.

Results released on election night are unofficial and always incomplete. They inevitably change as more ballots are counted

It depends on where you live

Officials urge anyone lucky enough to win a Powerball jackpot to consult a financial adviser before showing up at a lottery office for an oversized check

The deals, if completed, would end thousands of lawsuits in which governments claimed pharmacies filled prescriptions they should have flagged as inappropriate

The temporary delay imposed by Roberts is the third such order issued by justices in recent days in cases related to Trump

The celebrations that take place in Mexico, the living remember and honor their dearly departed, but with celebration — not sorrow

Similar salary transparency laws are being adopted by a small but growing number of cities and states across the country in an effort to address pay disparities for women and people of color

What members of the court have said previously about affirmative action and what to watch for during Monday's arguments

Brazilians have delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a divisive presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics

The risk of such tragic accidents, which receded when venues closed and people stayed home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has returned

Biden said he was feeling good about the midterms, which will decide control of Congress for the next two years

The world's richest man spent months trying to back out of the $44 billion purchase agreement he originally signed in April

The Aamin ambulance service told the AP they had collected at least 35 wounded

'When you have a massive crisis, the worst effects end up being felt by the people with the least resources'

'Barack Obama is the best messenger we've got in our party, and he's the most popular political figure in the country in either party'

Advocates call for expanding social safety net

'So, like at the NFL Draft, I’m going to say we are officially on the clock'

Monday’s school shooting was the 40th this year resulting in injuries or death, according to a tally by Education Week