Roughly 1,000 pounds of illegally caught shark was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard in Southern Texas on Sunday, authorities said.  A South Padre Island Coast Guard crew spotted four Mexican fishermen alongside the coastline in a lancha, a slender speed boat often used to fish illegally during the day, …

At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people gathered in a parking lot and waited their turn for blood pressure or diabetes checks. The event was held in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood, a historically Black community. Local Tracy Green, 54, joined the line outside a pink-and-white bus that offered free mammograms. …

Washington — Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases — for example, to ensure fairness. The proposed rule sends a political counterpunch toward …

Victims of a mass shooting that killed 26 people at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, in 2017 have reached a “tentative settlement” with the federal government for $144.5 million after years of pending civil suits, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The agreement, which the U.S. Department of Justice announced in …

On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of ConnecticutPreet Bharara, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York John Bolton, former national security adviser Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker Click here to browse full transcripts of “Face the Nation.”     MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m …

There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat. Just how much risk is still not clear, but toxic chemicals have been found in hundreds of consumer products and clothing bought off the racks nationwide. Thousands of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, …

The pink slips are flying this week at Walt Disney Co. as the entertainment giant seeks to slash billions of dollars in costs. CEO Bob Iger confirmed in a staff email Monday that a first round of layoffs has begun. Disney plans to slash 7,000 jobs in three waves, with …

Washington — First lady Dr. Jill Biden attended a candlelight vigil on Wednesday evening in Nashville honoring the six victims of the shooting at the Covenant School earlier this week. Biden did not make any remarks during the vigil, but Nashville Mayor John Cooper thanked her for “dropping everything and coming to Nashville” and …

The body of a woman found in 1978 that was dumped at an illegal landfill in Mississippi’s Rankin County has been identified, investigators said. Using DNA testing on the remains of the body, the Rankin County Coroner’s Office positively identified the victim as Tonya Lea Wills Mullins, who was 22 …

The U.S. State Department is facing “unprecedented demand” for passports as Americans gear up for renewed travel after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. “We’re getting 500,000 applications a week for a passport. That’s 30 to 40% above last year, so it’s dramatic,” …