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When Monday’s solar eclipse casts its shadow, Colorado-based scientists will chase it in a jet flying faster than 500 mph and aim a coffin-shaped instrument straight at the sun’s corona, taking measurements that eventually could help weather forecasters predict space storms.

 The New York area’s strongest earthquake in 140 years rattled northern New Jersey on Friday morning, shaking office buildings in Manhattan and halting air traffic.

Madonna is trying to get a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two fans over the delayed start of one of her Barclays Center concerts late last year.

For years, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Bingham had two jobs: as a law enforcement officer in the Inland Empire, and as the owner of a gun store in Twentynine Palms. But authorities on Thursday said Bingham had more than two jobs — he had a double-life that was complicated and illicit.

President Joe Biden on Friday declared to the people of Baltimore that "I'm here to say your nation has your back" as he stood in front of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and promised federal support to rebuild the critical East Coast crossing.

President Joe Biden threatened on Thursday to condition future support for Israel on how it addresses his concerns about civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, prompting Israel to commit to permitting more food and other supplies into the besieged enclave in hopes of placating him.

In a rare occurrence, 1 trillion cicadas from two different broods are expected to begin appearing in the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States at the end of April.

A Fulton County judge on Thursday refused to drop election interference charges against Donald Trump and his co-defendants saying the criminal counts did not violate their constitutional right to free speech.

There are 11 cargo ships trapped in the Port of Baltimore behind the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge — including four that are supposed to be able to set sail at a moment’s notice to support the overseas deployment of U.S. military forces.

The Powerball jackpot has soared to $1.23 billion after yet another lottery drawing ended without a big winner.

Drag performances used to be found mostly in the confines of nightlife venues such as clubs and bars. But drag has stepped into the daylight, with elaborately costumed and made-up performers appearing at library readings and kid-friendly brunches, and a newfound visibility for gender-bending entertainment and self-expression.

Eight Bronx men were charged Wednesday with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of beer, mostly Modelo and Corona imported from Mexico, by robbing train yards and warehouses in dozens of thefts across the Northeast over the past two years.

The USS Boxer, one of the Navy's key "mini-carriers," has left San Diego for the Indo-Pacific following a series of costly engineering problems a Navy probe says could have been avoided.

Special counsel Jack Smith warned the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case that she is pursuing a legal premise that “is wrong” and said he would probably appeal to a higher court if she rules that a federal records law can protect the former president from prosecution.

The National Weather Service has confirmed eight EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Kentucky during Tuesday’s storm. Gov. Andy Beshear said at a press conference Wednesday the state had learned of one weather-related death from Tuesday’s storms.

Japan and the United States will announce a policy to strengthen “strategic cooperation” in areas such as security and advanced technology in a joint statement to be released in conjunction with a summit meeting between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington in April.

Route 91 Harvest festival survivors continued to struggle with mental health ailments years after the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting on the Strip, according to a Boston University-led study released Tuesday.