USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

JSO officers pulled over the driver on Dec. 13, saying he ran a red light, while the driver insisted it was yellow when he went through it, according to an internal affairs report. A male officer asked the driver if he had anything “crazy” in the car, and the man told him he had a gun on him, according to the report.

Florida is one of 25 states eligible to file taxes for free directly with the IRS. Here's how it works, plus other options.

A “timid” Great Dane was saved from being put down, and now she waits for a fresh start in a new home. “Bessie needs a stable and calm environment with patient and loving people who will help her to continue to grow joyfully and increase her confidence,

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.

Read about the new presidents and companions of missions in Argentina, Armenia/Georgia, Brazil, California, Chile, Colorado, Florida, Ghana, México, Panamá, Perú, Uganda, Virginia and Washington.

A Swiss martial artist and expert swordsman broke a Guinness World Record by using his custom-made blade to slice through rice straw mats 100 times in one minute.

Your prior year return will give you a good starting point for figuring out what documents you need to have handy to fill out your 2024 return, said Tom O’Saben, director of tax content and government relations at the National Association of Tax Professionals.

Initially, the IRS made Direct File available only to government employees in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State and Wyoming. It was later made available to private-sector taxpayers.

Proposed E-Verify law for worker verification could impact Idaho dairy industry that relies heavily on undocumented labor.

Sen. Ben Toews, R-Coeur d’Alene, presented the proposed legislation, which was a slightly altered version of a draft he presented on Jan. 9.