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Sarah Thomas of Colorado plunged into the record books with her 54-hour feat. She finished Tuesday and said she was stung on the face by a jellyfish during the 130-mile swim.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued the last crew member trapped aboard the overturned car carrier Golden Ray, which became disabled in Georgia's St. Simons Sound early Sunday.

California lawmakers are weighing a first-of-its-kind legislation, which would give warehouse workers new power to fight speed quotas. The Assembly has passed the bill, and a Senate vote is imminent.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called for the preservation of democracy during his visit to Africa amid worsening crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.

The House Select Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection held its first hearing Tuesday. We look back on how that day unfolded.

Young YouTube stars work hard to look authentic and accessible, and they can make millions of dollars doing it. But the pressure to appear perfect while living online can sometimes be too much.

Consumer prices surge 7.9% in February from a year ago, keeping inflation at a 40-year high.

Vikings were ruthless warriors, but also preserved art. This has inspired a new album of Lullabies for Piano and Cello from composer Gabríel Ólafs.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak talks about the first anniversary of the bridge collapse in the city. The mayor says this is an anniversary that marks a tragedy in the city, but also one that shows how the city came together as a community.

Job growth plummeted in March after several months of solid growth, with employers adding just 88,000 new workers to their payrolls. No one knows exactly why the job market stalled, but among the theories is the payroll tax increase, the sequester, more trouble in Europe and a seasonal pattern where hiring picks up in winter and tails off during the spring.