Brief Capitol evacuation caused by Army parachute demo at Nats Park

Capitol Hill was evacuated Wednesday evening after a scare was caused by parachutists from the Army Golden Knights jumping into Nationals Park.

1st COVID-19 breath test given emergency use authorization by FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for what it says is the first device that can detect COVID-19 in breath samples.

Supreme Court braces for all-or-nothing abortion fight

The 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years in front of a court with a 6-3 conservative majority that's been remade by three appointees of President Donald Trump.

Man burst into flames after police use Taser on him, authorities say

Authorities say an upstate New York man is in grave condition at a hospital after police used a Taser to subdue him and he burst into flames.

Columbus Day: Natives, Italian Americans divided over explorer's legacy

Columbus Day is highlighting the divide between those who treasure the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those mortified by annual tributes that ignore the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Biden becomes 1st president to issue proclamation

President Joe Biden's signed a proclamation Friday marking Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Biden is the first president to sign such a proclamation.

Which president has selected the most Supreme Court justices?

Here are the presidents who have had the most justice appointees sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.