The IRS does not count animals as dependents. Instead, the federal government views them as property. Dependents are often ...

The United States' 1980 Olympic men’s hockey team was honored by President Donald Trump during a Congressional Gold Medal Act bill signing on Friday, Dec. 12 inside the Oval Office at the White House.

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order aimed at easing federal marijuana restrictions, according to reports by The Washington Post and CNBC, in a move that would make it easier to ...

WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats released another eyebrow-raising batch of photos Dec. 12 further linking several high-profile people, including President Donald Trump and former President Bill ...

Forecasters say the first snow storm of the season to take aim at major Northeast cities will dump several inches of snow over the weekend, followed by a bitter Arctic blast courtesy of the polar ...

The U.S. women's senior national basketball team is one of the most dominant in history, winning eight consecutive Olympic golds dating back to the 1996 Atlanta Games. Many of the young stars vying ...

With the polar vortex catching all the buzz in recent weeks, federal forecasters say our old friend La Niña is still a major force shaping winter weather for the United States. Federal scientists from ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Dec. 11 rejected advancing a bill to prevent health care premiums from spiking next year for millions of Obamacare enrollees. The failed vote, scheduled by Republicans in ...

For the second consecutive week, Microsoft Copilot AI posted nine wins while predicting the result of every NFL game. Copilot will look to continue its winning ways into Week 15, as USA TODAY Sports ...

Fernando Mendoza, Jeremiyah Love, Jacob Rodriguez and Caleb Downs earn first-team honors and Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia headlines the second team in the USA TODAY Sports All-America squads for the 2025 ...

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A much anticipated meeting to review recommendations for the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not begin as scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 11, with no prior notice. The meeting of ...