The Houston businesswoman and philanthropist was among more than 100 nominees confirmed by the Senate on Oct. 7, clearing ...

The United States Senate confirmed Houston philanthropist Melinda Hildebrand as the next ambassador to Costa Rica ...

The U.S. military launched its first Pacific strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat near Colombia, killing two and ...

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing ...

Authorities have identified a BNSF Railway conductor fatally struck by a passing train as a 52-year-old Montana man. The Stillwater County Sheriff's office said Wednesday that Daniel Peterson ...

IndyCar's current generation of race car is a 14-year-old car that has been revised regularly throughout its life, progressively growing both heavier and more complicated. As that car nears the end of ...

CAPITOLA — At Thursday’s meeting, the Capitola City Council unanimously agreed not to take further action on a code of conduct complaint against Councilmember Melinda Orbach. The complaint, filed June ...

Gates and daughters join 14 other families to address three critical issues globally: maternal health, sexual and reproductive health, and gender-based violence. On a Sunday evening ahead of the 80th ...

And so you would think that living in the most atheist age in history would mean they are at least a thing of the past. But the brutal reality is they rage on as ferociously as ever. And not just in ...

Winter Haven voters will have a choice between two candidates when voting for City Commission Seat 5 in November. Incumbent commissioner Clifton E. Dollison has served two years after winning a ...