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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season broke records, including the total number of named storms. See what else separated 2020 from other years.

An article in Atlantic describes President Donald Trump calling Americans who died in war “losers” and “suckers” The article points out several instances of Trump making disparaging comments about members of the military who have been captured or killed. Trump has denied the comments. Among the allegations, a senior defense official told the Atlantic that Trump called U.S. service...

A layer of dust and sand is headed across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa. Find out what that means for the United States.

What was intended to be a show of solidarity with those supporting the Black Lives Matters movement instead led to a flood of complaints Tuesday as what was planned as a “day of silence” for workers in the music industry to raise awareness surrounding the George Floyd protests proved to be a liability.

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg will leave North America and begin her return trip across the Atlantic on Wednesday aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby. The boat leaves little to no carbon footprint, boasting solar panels and a hydro-generators for power. It also has a toilet, unlike the boat on which she sailed...

Actress Gina Rodriguez has apologized for using the N-word while singing along to “Ready or Not,” a song by The Fugees, in a now-deleted video on Instagram Tuesday. “I am sorry if I offended anyone by singing The Fugees, to a song that I love, that I grew up on,” Rodriguez said in a subsequent video on her Instagram stories....

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg, 16, spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Action Summit on Monday.

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and extravagant productions, most famously captured in his cinematic “Romeo and Juliet” and the miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth,” died Saturday at 96. While Zeffirelli was most popularly known for his films, his name was also inextricably linked to the theater and opera. He produced classics for...

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and extravagant productions, most famously captured in his cinematic “Romeo and Juliet” and the miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth,” died Saturday at 96. While Zeffirelli was most popularly known for his films, his name was also inextricably linked to the theater and opera. He produced classics for...

On the night of April 14, Kawaski Trawick, 32, got locked out of his apartment in a building run by a nonprofit in The Bronx.

Bugatti, the French sports car brand that is now owned by German automaker Volkswagen, has revealed the most expensive new car ever built. With a sale price of 16.7 million euros ($19 million), the Bugatti La Voiture Noire was publicly debuted Tuesday at the Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland. Only one example of the model has been built and...

Rescuers who respond to distressed whales and other marine animals say the federal government shutdown is making it more difficult to do their work.

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Tuesday honoring English business magnate Sir Richard Branson for his contributions to the recording industry. Branson was joined at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony in front of the Guinness World Record Museum on Hollywood Boulevard by singer Lance Bass, a longtime friend, and three-time Grammy winning singer Ben Harper, who...

Sergio Marchionne’s achievements as one of the automotive world’s most charismatic chief executives include the bold trans-Atlantic merger of Italian carmaker Fiat and U.S. No. 3 Chrysler after he restored both to health. But Marchionne told analysts during a big presentation last month that his true legacy at Fiat Chrysler Automotive would be the culture of a corporation where “mediocrity...

Long Beach police responded to an urgent tip about a possible kidnapping, but after investigating the matter now say it was a prostitution deal. Christine Kim reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m on Friday, June 15, 2018.

The only freeway ramp that directly connects Terminal Island to the Long Beach (710) Freeway is about to bite the dust, and that will mean several traffic signals on the detour for the heavy stream of trucks leaving the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Tell Cardi B she’s nominated for a Grammy and the breakthrough rapper will quickly remind you: She’s actually nominated for two.

This hurricane season is showing how wild and varied storms’ life cycles can be. Most storms seem to be tracked for days while others appear to pop out of nowhere. And some just linger around. Hurricane Jose is pushing the two-week mark as it meanders off the U.S. East Coast. Lee, named a tropical storm last Saturday, is barely hanging...

Hurricane Franklin roared ashore on Mexico’s central Gulf coast early Thursday, threatening to pound a mountainous region prone to flash floods and mudslides with rains and heavy winds before weakening to a tropical storm. Franklin strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Wednesday and its landfall as Category 1 storm early Thursday was its second on Mexican...

A man allegedly armed with a knife died after officers opened fire outside a 7-Eleven in Bell on Thursday, officials said.