Michael Corkery

The president plans to take an aerial tour, receive briefings on the response and meet with the families of victims. It is unclear if he will announce additional aid.

Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws to correct the “breakdown in automotive law and order,” part of a broader trend making U.S. roads less safe.

After hearing complaints about streets filled with cars with expired temporary license tags, the mayor of St.

James Wood's mother struggled with addiction, and he often found himself adrift, not knowing what day or month it was. “I didn't understand how time worked,” he said.

Montana’s suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years. Most of the deaths involved firearms. But suicide rarely registers in the national debate over guns.

Much of the Northeast will swelter through the weekend from the same heat wave that has already baked the Midwest.

The Northeast in particular will swelter through the weekend from the same hot spell that has already baked the Great Lakes region.

Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.

In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration urging cities to clear homeless camps met its strongest opposition in Los Angeles.

Polish Americans are an important, if politically overlooked, demographic. But in Pennsylvania, many have tended to lean Republican.