Several major and numerous minor earthquakes have occurred in the midwestern and eastern United States ... Below is a map showing the risk of damage by earthquakes for the continental United States.

Much of the United States is experiencing notably dry conditions — driven by unusually persistent clear skies in the eastern half of the country. Just shy of 80 percent of the country is under ...

This week, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier reached the Western Pacific Ocean for its forward deployment in Japan, while a Chinese aircraft carrier was spotted in the Taiwan Strait.