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To professional fact-checkers who sort fact from fable on social media, Hurricane Shark has been a longtime nemesis.For more than a decade, fake, grainy images of a shark swimming in waters it...

The toll in lives that Hurricane Ian exacted in Florida may take weeks to emerge, but the first list of confirmed deaths was released on Friday night by the state Medical Examiners...

WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Friday to a short-term spending package to keep the government open through mid-December and President Biden signed it soon afterward, staving off a midnight shutdown...

Florida officials said Friday that at least 21 deaths in the state may be linked to Hurricane Ian, a figure that seemed likely to change as rescue crews reached more of the...

“It’s scary,” she said. “There’s kids, not only mine in there. Everyone matters in there”Mr. Feldman said a guard at the charter school had been shot in the leg. He also said...

In a Nevada tossup race that could help decide whether Republicans gain control of the House, a super PAC aligned with congressional G.O.P. leaders recently mounted an economically driven attack against Representative...

As Hurricane Ian approaches, several coastal counties in western Florida have begun evacuations, urging their most vulnerable residents to find shelter. The evacuations include parts of Tampa, Florida’s third most-populated city.Each county...

Here’s a look at Ian’s path.

The midterm congressional battles will dominate attention in November, but in California, no general election is complete without a bonus round of direct democracy. Today we offer a handy cheat sheet.Voters will...

Today in some parts of the country there is hardly anything on the market for under $300,000 resembling the American starter home of the last 70 years. In Raleigh, N.C., entering this...