World Cup champions and their fans celebrate in New York

Members of the U.S. women's soccer team waved from floats as fans cheered during a victory parade up the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan Wednesday.

PHOTOS: Women's World Cup Victory Parade

Members of the U.S. women's soccer team waved from floats as fans cheered during a victory parade up the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday. Click HERE for more coverage of the parade.

Couple forced to give up newborn twins after wrong embryos implanted in IVF mix-up, lawsuit claims

A New York couple who gave birth to twins in March after traveling to Los Angeles to undergo in vitro fertilization has filed a lawsuit against the clinic claiming that a mix-up resulted in them giving birth to another couple’s children, which they then had to give up.

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested and charged with sex trafficking

Wealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested Saturday in New York on sex-trafficking charges involving allegations that date to the 2000s, according to law enforcement officials.

FedEx can now get you a passport in just 24-hours

The summer is here and FedEx wants to make sure that traveling abroad is easier than ever. 

Aerial photos help census officials pinpoint faraway people

The U.S. Census Bureau is using new high-tech tools to help get an accurate population count next year as its faces challenges tallying people of color who live in remote places and can be wary of the federal government.

States sue over rule allowing clinicians to refuse abortions

Two dozen states and municipalities sued the federal government Tuesday to stop a new rule that lets health care clinicians decline to provide abortions and other services that conflict with their moral or religious beliefs.

Oliver North will not serve second term at NRA

Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North said Saturday that he will not serve a second term as the president of the National Rifle Association amid inner turmoil in the gun-rights group.

Automakers recall 1.7 million cars with fatal airbags made by Takata

Subaru, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Mercedes and Ferrari are recalling about 1.7 million vehicles to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan.

Dow Jones vaults more than 1,000 points for biggest daily point gain ever

U.S. stocks surged Wednesday, recovering all their losses from a Christmas Eve plunge and placing the market on track for its best day in nine months.

Not very merry: US stocks plunge on Christmas Eve

President Donald Trump's attacks on the Federal Reserve spooked the stock market on Christmas Eve, and efforts by his Treasury secretary to calm investors' fears only seemed to make matters worse, contributing to another day of heavy losses on Wall Street.

Dow Jones industrials break through 25,000

The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000.

14-year-old boy left blinded after e-cigarette explodes at mall

A 14-year-old has been blinded in one eye and potentially faces permanent damage to his hands after allegedly testing an e-cigarette at a mall kiosk in Brooklyn, New York.