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A winter storm piled recordbreaking amounts of snow onto parts of the U.S. Northeast on Thursday and wreaked havoc throughout the region, killing at least four people in traffic crashes and hobbling travel.

The U.S. government is preparing to deport more than a dozen children and their parents held at a Texas immigration detention center, including a 4yearold girl with a broken arm requiring surgery, according to lawyers for the families.

FedEx Corp. more than doubled its profit in the latest quarter, as holiday packages were being stuffed into delivery trucks alongside everyday goods that people buy online to avoid visiting stores during the pandemic.

Rochester, New Yorks former police chief alleges the citys mayor pressured him to lie about her handling of the police killing of Daniel Prude, which was kept from the public for six months, and that she fired him because he refused to do so.

A federal prisoner scheduled to be executed just days before Presidentelect Joe Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyer said Thursday.

Oil climbed on Thursday and touched a ninemonth high, with traders optimistic about progress toward a U.S. fiscal stimulus deal and recordbreaking refining demand in China and India.

U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden plans to nominate Michael Regan, North Carolina's top environmental regulator, to head the Environmental Protection Agency, according to three sources with knowledge of the discussions.

As per the proposed plan, honours courses to be recast into majors in four years. Students will not get an honours degree in three years.

Speaking at his annual marathon end-of-year press conference, Putin began by striking a conciliatory tone towards Western countries, with which Russia has seen its relations in recent years reach its lowest point since the end of the Cold War.

Once an early adopter of the coronavirusproof 'namaste' greeting, French President Emmanuel Macron was showing signs of letting his guard down almost a year into the pandemic.

The number of Americans filing firsttime claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week as a relentless wave of new COVID19 infections hobbled business operations, offering more evidence that the economy's recovery from the pandemic recession wa...

Nafees, a resident of Rakab Ganj area sustained a gunshot injury in his right thigh and is out of danger. The incident took place on late Wednesday night, police said.

In a letter to state Election Commissioner KK Sharma, Abdullah expressed concern over an incident of booth capturing and subsequent bogus voting in the recently held DDC polls in Garoora Bandipora. 

Walmart Inc, which is looking to invest in TikTok, said on Thursday it would partner with the Chineseowned videosharing app to sell items seen on a livestream by creators featuring the retailer's fashion merchandise.

U.S. coronavirus deaths soared to a daily record of 3,580 and hospitalizations rose for the 19th straight day on Wednesday, ramping up the stakes as regulators on Thursday considered whether to approve a second COVID19 vaccine.

Double vision, also known as diplopia, refers to seeing two images of a single object. Following are some possible causes of double vision.