The avalanche struck a guided backcountry skiing group near Truckee, Calif., near the end of a multiday trip, officials said. Six skiers have been rescued.
Climate activists sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over an effort to roll back
Russia’s lead negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, in Geneva on Tuesday.
Trump's political team holds closed-door strategy session focusing on economy as top midterm issue. White House aims to spotlight affordability efforts.
Russian athletes carrying their national flag at the closing ceremony for the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teams up with Kid Rock for government fitness video encouraging Americans to "get active + eat real food."
Sports media star Stephen A. Smith hints at 2028 presidential run, but Democrats historically block outsiders like Bernie Sanders from nominations.
Tax scams target Americans starting in January using personal data from brokers to create fake IRS emails and refund alerts that steal Social Security numbers.
Soldiers monitor the sky for Russian drones in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in December.
House Republicans proposed an energy regulation bill requiring a five-year sunset window. Rep. Craig Goldman's legislation would expire many Biden-era regulations within one year.
From rom-com queen to second time Oscar nominee: Kate Hudson opens up about navigating awards season as a mother and how her perspective has evolved over decades.
The Beatles’ beloved collaborator died at 59 in 2006. A new documentary, “That’s the Way God Planned It,” explores what he long kept hidden.
The "Devil in the Ozarks" gets 13 more years for Arkansas prison escape. Grant Hardin used makeshift uniform and black marker disguise to flee custody.
The E.P.A. last week erased the scientific finding that gave it the authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Cars are a top emitter of the gases, which cause climate change.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Elon Musk at a Saudi Arabia Investment forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington last year.
Shoppers measured the width of an electric vehicle at the Colorado Auto Show in Denver last year. Colorado legislators plan to introduce a bill that would give car buyers a $2,000 tax credit for new E.V.s starting in 2027.
A voter casts her ballot as others mark them at a pre-polling center in Sydney last year ahead of Australia’s federal election.
Some patients in a clinical trial of one new drug lost so much weight that they became concerned and dropped out.
Moderna’s vaccine production facility in Laval, Quebec.
CBS News correspondent Norah O'Donnell claimed people in the network were "fearful" over the changes caused by new leadership during a podcast interview.
Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month.
Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those from industrial sources, prompting concerns about a climate feedback loop.
Ballots being counted in Los Angeles County in 2024. Representative Bryan Steil, Republican of Wisconsin, is pushing ahead with a bill that would ban universal voting by mail and prohibit counting ballots received after Election Day.
NYPD officers rescued an injured bald eagle floating on ice in the Hudson River Tuesday, documenting the dramatic rescue operation on bodycam video.
Stephen Colbert slammed CBS after the network denied blocking his interview with James Talarico from airing, before crumpling up the statement and throwing it out during the show.
American alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women's slalom event at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday in Italy.
A US official says a seismic station in Kazakhstan collected evidence of an alleged China nuclear test at Lop Nur in June 2020.
Texas jury awards $3.2 million to college student falsely accused of race-based bullying, finding viral claims caused severe emotional distress and damage.
Police arrested an 18-year-old Georgia man accused of rushing toward the Capitol with a loaded shotgun. Investigators are working to determine his motive.
Representative Al Green, Democrat of Texas, was ejected from the chamber after disrupting President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress last year.
An avalanche buried a 15-person ski group near Lake Tahoe as a dangerous storm dumped feet of snow. Six have been rescued, though nine remain missing.
Nashville teacher allegedly faced termination threats after refusing to read same-sex marriage book to first-graders, citing religious beliefs.
One year after Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa's deaths in Santa Fe, friends reveal how the couple's privacy and devotion shaped their final days.
A new study challenges common advice, finding that beef may not raise blood sugar or diabetes risk more than chicken among people with prediabetes.
NYU Langone Health moves to end its transgender youth program amid federal funding threats and new regulatory environment affecting healthcare.
A shock Democratic victory in a Texas special election shows what the party needs to do to win more there — and many other places, too.
We’re entering a new renaissance of software development. We should all be excited, despite the uncertainties that lie ahead.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared at a Sanitation Department salt shed as the city prepared for a snowstorm.
Drivers for Uber, Lyft and other taxi services are often the biggest users of charging stations, like this one at Kennedy International Airport.
America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.