A storm causing heavy rain and coastal flooding in the southern state of Louisiana is expected to weaken into a tropical depression in "the next several hours," the US National Hurricane Center said Monday. Tropical Storm Cristobal was packing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour...

The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 7 million early Monday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university's data showed that the global tally of fatalities had reached 402,730, while the number of recoveries topped...

Councilors in the US city of Minneapolis pledged late Sunday to dismantle and rebuild the police department, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement, pushing the issue onto the national political agenda. Floyd was killed on May...

Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell endorsed Democratic former US Vice President Joe Biden Sunday, becoming the first major Republican to publicly back Donald Trump's rival ahead of November's election. Powell, who led the US military during the...