US REGIONS

The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others.

To avoid camping crowds, more people are opting to explore the great outdoors in unexpected places this summer. A Christmas tree farm in Ohio allows camping.

A video has gone viral after it was released showing the moment a Norweign Cruise Line ship hit an iceberg in Alaska this week. The cruise line cut its trip short.

A winning ticket for Wednesday's $366.7 million Powerball jackpot drawing was sold in Vermont, marking the first time the big prize has been won in the state.

An initiative to increase the minimum hourly wage in Tukwila, Washington, has qualified for the November ballot. The effect of this initiative would be a $3-an-hour increase.

Country music legend Johnny Cash built his ranch-style home in Ventura, California, from the ground up in 1961 — and now it's for sale.

More than 1,000 McDonald's restaurants in Texas have raised money for those who were impacted by the horrific mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas last month.

A coalition of 16 states filed a brief Tuesday rebuffing an appeals panel decision and arguing in favor of the expansion of a major underground coal mine in central Montana.

A federal appeals court has upheld a 2020 California law requiring property owners who have legally evicted tenants to pay their tenant's last month's rent.

An Amtrak passenger train derailed and struck a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing in rural Missouri, killing four and injuring dozens more.

An EPA plan for an oil production site could hinder drilling and lead to higher gas prices, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a letter to President Biden

A German packaging manufacturer invested $48 million into a West Virginia plant will create 100 jobs in Moorefield. This is Papier-Mettler's first U.S. production plant.

ND has showed signs of economic growth the entire year. Taxable sales and purchases in the first quarter were up 13.2% compared to the same time last year.

A Norwegian cruise line ship hit an iceberg while en route to Alaska's Hubbard Glacier and is returning to Seattle due to the damage it sustained during the collision.

The Illinois government announced the state is suspending its sales and use tax on certain grocery items for one year, beginning July 1, 2022 and going through June 2023.

Used car dealers are facing stronger demand nationwide for cars with good mileage amid high gas prices -- but supply chain delays cause additional trouble.

California lawmakers reached a tentative budget deal Sunday night with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to send millions of residents inflation relief checks.

The Cleveland Guardians have had a new member join their ownership. David Blitzer, a billionaire businessman, has became a minority owner of the franchise.

California is nearing a projected $10 billion legislative deal to provide taxpayers with a gas rebate after months of rampant inflation and skyrocketing prices at the pump.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking a victory lap after billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin announced he's moving his company, Citadel, from Chicago to Miami.