Much of the federal government shut down Wednesday after Congress failed to reach a deal to keep government programs and services running before the midnight deadline.

On Tuesday night, in New York City, they united in a special talk show crossover of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS.

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.

Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in the country, after unsuccessfully challenging their ballots in 2024.

China's ride-hailing car drivers work long hours to get enough fares, and often live in their cars. Companies and passengers are penalizing drivers for smelly vehicles.

Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions are collectively known as hoaxes. But there's more than meets the eye.

On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

It started in the 1960s, when two couples told a harrowing story about being chased by a large flying creature on a rural road. It grew from there — and now 20,000 people come to celebrate Mothman.

The death toll was expected to rise from the Tuesday magnitude-6.9 earthquake that trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province.

Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.