Fat Bear Week 2022: Meet this year's chunky challengers competing for the top spot

Bears are preparing for hibernation, and the public gets to judge a chosen sleuth of bears who have been packing on the pounds for this year's Fat Bear Week competition.

Flooding still a major problem in Florida one week after Hurricane Ian

It's been nearly a week since Hurricane Ian made a catastrophic landfall along Florida's southwestern coast, and as cleanup and search and rescue efforts continue across the state, flooding is still a major concern as rivers continue to rise.

Parents can still claim their expanded child tax credit by Nov. 15, 2022 — here's how

Qualifying families who didn’t file a 2021 tax return still have until mid-November 2022 to claim their remaining Child Tax Credit funds and can use this simple tool.

Requested a late-filing tax extension? The deadline is looming closer

The IRS is urging Americans who received a late-filing extension to submit their 2021 tax returns before the Oct. 17 deadline.

Teen basketball star shot and killed in New Jersey

Letrell Duncan, a highly-touted basketball player from New Jersey, was shot and killed just blocks from his high school in East Orange, New Jersey this week.

Fearing death, praying for a miracle: Sanibel Island woman survives Ian's historic wrath

The only thing Lorraine Regan wanted after Hurricane Ian lashed out in a fury last week was to let her kids know she survived one of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike Florida. Now, it will be a tale to tell generations about the harrowing ordeal she lived through.

DEA finds candy-like fentanyl pills in LEGO box in NYC

Federal authorities say they have arrested a woman concealing colorful fentanyl pills in a LEGO box in order to hide them for distribution.

Amber Alert canceled for Maine boy and girl

State police in Maine have issued an Amber Alert for a boy and a girl who were allegedly kidnapped by their mother in Maine and may be somewhere in Newark, New Jersey.

Christmas tree growers in US predict stocked supply this year, but with higher prices

Like most consumer goods this year, Christmas tree growers in the survey said wholesale prices are likely to increase a bit in 2022 — citing a jump in their own input costs.

Distilled water shortage 2022

Distilled water is an important type of water for millions of medical devices in the United States but some users are having problems finding it.

US Supreme Court takes up key voting rights case from Alabama

The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States.

Florida deputies rescue American flag from swollen river after Hurricane Ian

Deputies in Volusia County, Florida, found a U.S. flag in the swollen St. Johns River this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and rescued the stars and stripes.

Hurricane Ian shakes Florida's faith, but can't destroy it

Priests walk a fine line between holding Mass to provide comfort and not endangering older parishioners in areas with widespread lack of running water and electricity and flooded roadways.

New York weather: Remnants of Ian affecting area

Hurricane Ian has fallen apart but the storm's remnants are still affecting the greater New York City region.

Emotional abuse and sexual misconduct 'systemic' in women's pro soccer, report says

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Q. Yates wrote in the report that abuse is “rooted in a deeper culture in women’s soccer, beginning in youth leagues.”

Biden comforts Puerto Rico ahead of Florida visit in wake of Hurricanes Fiona, Ian

Hurricane Fiona caused catastrophic flooding, tore apart roads and bridges, and unleashed more than 100 landslides in Puerto Rico. Biden plans to also visit Florida on Wednesday.

iPhone alerts responders after deadly crash in Nebraska, police say

Police in Nebraska say a passenger’s cellphone automatically alerted responders after a car hit a tree in a crash that killed all six of its young occupants.