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Climate change is making powerful hurricanes more common. That may require adding a new official designation for the more intense storms, a new study suggests.

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.

Co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein say they hope audiences will be cringing – and laughing – as they watch Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the beloved horror franchise.

President-elect Donald Trump and his newest top-lieutenant, Elon Musk, have sent Washington scrambling to avoid a government shutdown, even before Trump takes office.

Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.

In special elections in Florida Tuesday, voters in two congressional districts are choosing who to represent them in the U.S. House. Political watchers are paying close attention to the outcomes.

While Senate leaders have made several significant changes to the bill in recent days, the issue of funding for rural hospitals has emerged as a major roadblock.

Ozone smog and daily particle pollution worsened in the New Haven, Hartford and the Waterbury metro area.

Cuts to Medicaid moving through Congress would shake up health care in the scenic San Luis Valley — with negative downstream effects on local jobs, businesses and education.

House Republicans release another stopgap measure to keep the federal government funded just as the last extension is set to expire. It's unclear if the thin GOP majority can get it passed.