Nearly a dozen people are believed to be dead -- with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise -- as devastating fires spread across Southern California amid dry and windy ...

The county called the error a "serious breach of public trust" and said, for now, the state's Office of Emergency Services would be handling alerts to the public. The Los Angeles mayor's office said ...

Dr. Tara Narula, who previously served as NBC medical contributor, has been named chief medical correspondent at ABC News, taking over from Jennifer Ashton, who departed earlier this year.

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Teenagers across Australia can get their probationary licence at 16 or 17, but in Victoria, learner permit holders have to ...

Political fortunes can quickly turn and this week Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been a conspicuous visitor to Victoria.

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney ...

A widely seen video of an 11-year-old girl handcuffed and crying on a snowy sidewalk has prompted criticism of an upstate New York sheriff’s office ...

There is no criminality suspected, police said. ABC News' Victoria Arancio and Leah Sarnoff contributed to this report. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ...