Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY

After stalling over the Bahamas last night, Hurricane Dorian began to lash the central Florida east coast Tuesday as a Category 2 hurricane.

A satellite image taken Monday shows the floodwaters that engulfed Grand Bahama Island after Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas.

A 14-year-old Alabama boy confessed to killing five of his family members with a gun that was “illegally” in his home, according to police.

A Florida man was attacked by a kinkajou, a raccoon-like carnivore native to the rain forests of Central and South America.

A Montana man was charged with assault after he allegedly slammed a 13-year-old to the ground for not taking off his hat during the national anthem.

Nine people were killed and at least 26 were injured when a gunman opened fire in Dayton, Ohio. Here’s what we know.

Researchers combined a new antiretroviral therapy with gene-editing technology to cure HIV in mice for the first time.

A doctor’s license was revoked after he inseminated between 50 and 100 patients with the wrong sperm. At least 11 children genetically matched him.

A House subcommittee will discuss legislation to create a commission to study the history of slavery and its lasting effects on African Americans