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Visitors at the Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte noticed the crack almost a week before the park shut down the Fury 325. "The park's maintenance team is conducting a thorough inspection," the park said.

The Justice Department and the CIA's Inspector General are both investigating the agency's 2005 destruction of videotapes of the interrogations of top al-Qaida operatives. The Justice Department has already started what it calls a "preliminary inquiry" into the matter.

Dmitry Medvedev, whom Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed as his successor, says he would appoint Putin prime minister if elected. That could allow Putin to hold on to power, but some analysts say it's unclear if that is Putin's plan.

News broke Thursday that in 2005, the CIA destroyed at least two videotapes made three years earlier that showed harsh interrogation techniques. Intelligence committee members from both parties say they weren't told about the tapes or about plans to destroy them.

The future of Kosovo again tops the agenda of the United Nations Security Council. The U.N. has been running the region ever since NATO helped end a Serb crackdown on ethnic Albanians there eight years ago. But Kosovo's Albanians are planning to declare independence, a move resisted by Serbia.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel had been hoping for a smooth transfer of power when she steps down next year. But now her chosen successor says she doesn't want the country's top job.

The North Carolina Board of Education voted Thursday to stick with the state’s special pass-withdraw grading system for seniors. Some board members argued…

After state and local officials in Montana sent mixed messages on whether a drive-in movie theater could open, the issue rose all the way to the top.

Brian Murphy was removed from his post at the DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis following news that his office compiled reports on protesters and journalists in Portland, Ore.

In his remarks, the civil rights activist evoked a series of Black victims of violence, from George Floyd to Breonna Taylor.

Six months.That’s how long it’s been since we all had anything resembling a normal day.Six months and three days ago, the World Health Organization…

Over 50,000 Instagram viewers watched as the Golden State Warriors point guard probed one of the country's top infectious disease experts about the coronavirus.

"Out of all the different types of graduations different high schools are having, I think this is the coolest," says one senior at Kennett High School in North Conway, N.H.

When I checked into Twitter on Thursday, the top trending item was simply "The South."It’s rarely good when you see something you love trending on…

In a study of the early coronavirus epidemic in the U.S., a third of people who were hospitalized were African American. Top risk factors were high blood pressure and obesity.

No matter what topic you can think of, someone, somewhere is an expert on that topic. It turns out that Lee Gray, of UNC Charlotte, is an expert on…

Vice President Pence and other top Trump surrogates will hold in-person campaign events during a tour through key swing states.

NPR's reporter in Nairobi finds his parents connecting with his kids through TikTok. Formerly the realm of Gen Z, the app's now a family board game where Grandma and Grandpa reveal their silly selves.

In Turkey, the government is touting its donations of medical supplies abroad even though coronavirus is taking a steep toll in Turkey and the economy is on the brink.

Canada believes its two citizens are being held in retaliation for Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition warrant. Meng remains under house arrest in Vancouver.