German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament in January that is expected to lead to early elections next March.

The Mountain Fire, northwest of Los Angeles, destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes.

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 3 hurricane. The Texas Gulf Coast could see some ...

Tax-rate increases were narrowly approved for Alief ISD and Montgomery ISD, while rate hikes were rejected in districts such ...

Fullen's qualifications came into question earlier this year when the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) recommended ...

Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. Among other moves, he may try to weaken the ...

The rapper's eighth album scored his best-selling debut week ever, but the raw numbers don't tell the whole story of its success. Meanwhile, Shaboozey returns to the top of the songs chart.

Amazon workers at a warehouse in Alabama should get a third opportunity to vote on unionizing, a federal labor judge has ruled. The vote is not expected any time soon, however, as the legal process ...

Despite its substantial-sounding name, the Electoral College isn’t a permanent body: It’s more of a process. For decades, a ...

Tuesday’s results likely solidified Gov. Greg Abbott’s confidence that he’ll have a pro-voucher majority come the start of the 2025 legislative session. The new class of Republican lawmakers could ...

In a near sweep, Harris County Democrats extended their multicycle winning streak of Harris County elections, taking the offices of sheriff, county attorney, county tax assessor-collector, and county ...

Both Sean Teare and Dan Simons were highly critical of DA Kim Ogg's administration for delays in the court backlog of over 100,000 pending cases.