Hurricane Kiko intensified into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Lorena geared up to lash the coast of Mexico’s Baja California....

The worst drought in decades is gripping much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, drying out rivers and lakes, shriveling crops and leading to dayslong tap water cutoffs in major cities. Th...

A federal appeals court approved Illinois' ban on carrying firearms on public transit, reversing a lower court ruling that found the restrictions violated the Second Amendment....