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The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

With the calendar slipping toward a new deadline, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” to trim President Joe Biden’s expansive plans for reimagining the nation’s social service programs and tackling climate cha…

There’s a certain pool of players available to expansion teams these days that ensure a quality product on the ice. Even if few expected the Golden Knights’ breakout in 2017, many predicted the Seattle Kraken to be competitive from the start.

NBC’s Mike Tirico, who was Jon Gruden’s partner for seven years on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” expressed disappointment with Gruden’s behavior after more emails came out on Monday showing a repeated pattern of racist, homophobic and misogynistic c…

Vegas will open its fifth season at 7 p.m. tonight at T-Mobile Arena against the Seattle Kraken, the NHL’s new expansion team, with a healthy amount of history that feels …

From the very start of the Paycheck Protection Program last year, it was clear that minority entrepreneurs, especially Black business owners, struggled more than white borrowers to find a willing lender.

Vaccinated people have been burning up the phone lines at the community health center in rural Franklin, Louisiana, clamoring for the newly authorized COVID booster shot.

One grew to a size larger than Rhode Island and leveled a Gold Rush-era town. Another swelled to a quarter of a million acres as it came within a few miles of Lake Tahoe. Another burned down 900 buildings and was the first ever to reach 1 million acres.

Blustery winds still surged through California on Tuesday after downing trees, fanning wildfires and shutting off power to about 21,000 customers in northern and central regions.

One of Jimmy Pitaro’s top objectives when he became ESPN president was to get the National Hockey League back on the network. On Tuesday night, Pitaro’s goal will be realized.