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One fatality was reported, from a scene a witness calls "unreal." Several semis were involved, including one carrying fireworks; video footage shows billowing flames and a barrage of explosions.

On an unlikely tribute album, singer Dionne Farris and guitarist Charlie Hunter tackle Warwick classics with revealing subtlety — and nods to the musicians' own origins in early-'90s rap.

Spokesman John Kirby still insists that the $400 million was "leverage," not ransom for the Iranian Americans released in January — though the payment was withheld until the prisoners were freed.

Eight months after President Obama nominated Fanning to the position of Army secretary, the Senate confirmed the appointment.

McLaughlin's provocative political talk shows anticipated the current TV verbal battleground. He knew he was breaking the traditional mold of political talk shows as forums for polite disagreement.

For a reporter the rule is pretty simple: You’re there to do a job, not be a guest at the event you’re covering.Last week, I wrote about the free Senior…

The outcome is a divine experiment and a pop nerd's dream come to life — featuring two of the genre's most beloved.

An 18-month moratorium on new wind energy farms in North Carolina ended Dec. 31. But a bill introduced in the state Senate Wednesday would ban new…

Hailing from New Orleans with a love of sticky, bass-bumping funk, Lucky brought along a 10-person band, including a quartet of horns, to capture the full flavor of his debut album Painted.

With just two days of warning, Solange shares the surprise album When I Get Home.

The second oldest brother of a musical dynasty, Charles Neville's saxophone carried New Orleans history in every note.

Hear the newly released, studio version of "Quick," the song that made the New Orleans-based band the winners of the 2017 Tiny Desk Contest.

Sally Yates testifies on General Michael Flynn. We’ll look at the latest on the Russia connection.

Ryan, who has been pressured to run for the speakership by several prominent GOP colleagues, says that if the divided party unites behind him, he will run for House speaker.

A power struggle is afoot over Charlotte's airport. The city council has long overseen it, but soon Republican lawmakers from Mecklenburg County will…

Researchers simulate changes in sea ice and determine that regular ocean passages will be possible by mid-century.

The EPA is proposing regulations for lower-sulfur gasoline. It says that will reduce smog — leading to reductions in illnesses and death related to dirty air. Some GOP lawmakers oppose the rules because the price of a gallon of gas would rise — some experts say by a penny, others by more.

About two dozen people protesting the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old and his neighbor by Chicago police came to the mayor's front yard Tuesday night to call for his resignation.

A week after the intelligence community reported that Russia meddled in the presidential campaign, senators on the intelligence committee say they will launch their own bipartisan inquiry.

The warden will now report to the Bureau of Prisons' North East Regional Office. Two other staffers have been placed on leave amid official investigations.