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In recent years, many big cities have suffered epidemics of fatal heat stroke, and scientists predict more-frequent heat waves. But global warming isn't the only factor. Big cities also create their own heat.

Jacob Rodgers was a passenger in a friend’s pickup truck on the evening of Oct. 7, 2015, when the driver of a Gainesville city utility vehicle ran a stop sign and hit the pickup.Rodgers, then 20, was thrown from the pickup and suffered injuries that left him paralyzed. Now, nearly a decade later, Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis have approved a bill directing the city to pay $10.8 million to Rodgers.The bill (HB 6521) was one of nine “claim” bills that lawmakers approved this year directing state and local government agencies to provide compensation for injuries, a death and a case of wrongful incarceration.

President Trump offered a sharp rebuke to James Comey’s Senate testimony.

Trump pressed Putin about Russia's role in meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

How Iran and Saudi Arabia's rivalry has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war.

How the feud between Iran and Saudi Arabia has fueled conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

Forgotten silent filmmaker Guy-Blaché takes center stage in Be Natural, while Live in Copenhagen spotlights more than a dozen songs written and performed by '60s singing satirist Lehrer.

With the advent of genealogical DNA testing, many people who consider themselves "Hispano," or direct descendants of Spanish settlers, are trying to find out exactly how much Spanish blood they have.

The Queensland government agreed to return more than 160,000 hectares of land, including the historic Daintree National Park, to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji community.

Hikers found the woman at Borderland State Park in Massachusetts, and police used all-terrain vehicles to rescue her.