California becomes first state to restrict plastic straws at restaurants

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed the nation’s first state law barring dine-in restaurants from giving customers plastic straws unless they are requested, saying discarded plastic is “choking our planet.”

On statehood for Puerto Rico, 'put up or shut up,' says governor

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is using the first anniversary of Hurricane Maria hitting the island to make a stepped-up push for statehood.

Kavanaugh accuser won't testify Monday but open to doing so later next week

An attorney for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, said Thursday that her appearing at a hearing on Monday to detail her claims is "not...

Officials: 3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center

An official says three people have been killed in a shooting in Harford County in northeast Maryland

North Korea's offer of concessions comes with a catch for US

North Korea's offer of concessions comes with demands the U.S. may or may not be willing to grant

Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining

Scientists are noticing fewer and fewer moths, ladybugs, fireflies and butterflies, but they can't quite quantify what's happening to flying insect because they never measured how many bugs there used to be

Trump says 'hard to imagine' Kavanaugh guilty of allegation

President Donald Trump is expressing disbelief that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a fellow high school student three decades ago

Trump comforts storm-ravaged Carolinas with hot dogs, hugs

Trump comforts storm-ravaged Carolinas with hot dogs, hugs, words of comfort, promises of federal aid

Kim agrees to dismantle main nuke site if US takes steps too

The leaders of North and South Korea have announced a wide range of agreements which they say are a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula

Judge sets Dec. 18 sentencing for Michael Flynn

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has a sentencing date

Federal agency says it lost track of 1,488 migrant children

Federal agency can't account for 1,488 migrant children placed in homes around the country

Trump rips Sessions: 'I don't have an attorney general'

President Donald Trump is renewing his attacks on Jeff Sessions, saying, "I don't have an attorney general."

Amazon is considering opening 3,000 cashierless Go stores, report says

Amazon Go grew from a single convenience store to four over eight months. A report Wednesday suggests that the retail giant is considering a much faster pace of expansion

Gender war politics grip Senate over Kavanaugh accusation

Senate air thick with gender politics over Ford's assault accusation, Kavanaugh denial

Owner of 3D-printed gun company accused of sex with minor

The owner of a Texas company that makes 3D-printed guns is wanted on an arrest warrant alleging that he had sex with an underage girl and paid her $500

Man opens fire at his Wisconsin office, 3 seriously hurt

Police: Gunman opens fire on co-workers at Wisconsin software company, seriously injuring 3 people and grazing another

NAFTA deal unlikely this week, raising tariff fears

NAFTA talks are picking up again but a deal is unlikely to be reached this week.

Lawmaker: US Senate, staff targeted by state-backed hackers

A U.S. senator says foreign government hackers continue to stalk U.S. senators and their aides through personal email accounts, but the Senate's security arm won't help defend them