U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy.

Monuments, city streets, elementary schools and other places honoring César Chavez’s name and the legacy of his labor movement stretch across states.

The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion.

Attorneys general in eight states, including California, New York and Illinois, and DirecTV are filing lawsuits seeking to block the merger of Nexstar Media Group and its rival Tegna.

A Michigan synagogue has posted photos on social media of major fire damage that occurred when a man drove a pickup truck into the building last week before killing himself.

Iranian Americans are marking Nowruz this year with a mix of somber celebrations and the traditional flowers, music and dancing.

Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks are gaining new life in states.

Many people across the U.S. are working to reconcile the legacy of the long-admired Latino icon César Chavez with stunning allegations that he sexually abused girls and women.

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.

The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman has won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos that used home security footage to mock them over a 2022 raid of his home.

A senior administration official says the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness.

Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to breaking down barriers and cemented her place in history as one of the nation’s most influential labor leaders, civil rights icons and feminist activists.

A U.S. senator from Oklahoma who is poised to join President Donald Trump's cabinet says it was a serious brain injury to his son that drew him closer to the president.

For many U.S. Jews, following current events these days can be emotionally tumultuous.

Dolores Huerta and the late César Chavez are both credited with leading a movement that got growers to negotiate for better wages and working conditions for farm workers.

Venezuelans pour into the streets in a rare, loud release of joy after their team wins the World Baseball Classic.

Joe Kent’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism team is fueling a Republican fight over the Iran war and talk about Israel that critics call antisemitic.

Allegations that César Chavez sexually abused women and girls are reshaping how many communities honor him.

A tiny desert community in Southern California has tied the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S. The 108 degree day in North Shore, California, came amid a record-breaking winter heat wave in the Southwest that will stretch into the weekend and could produce even higher temperatures.