Beachgoers looked on as the waves broke on the Avalon Pier in North Carolina as Hurricane Earl headed for the East Coast.

Hurricane Earl Starts Bearing Down on Carolina Coast

Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina late Thursday night with powerful but diminishing strength, pelting the eastern part of the state with bands of rain and severe blasts of wind as communities and seaside towns across the eastern seaboard braced…

The youth vote in Fort Collins, Colo., will play a role in a closely watched Congressional election.

Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The college vote is up for grabs this year — to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to swoon over Barack Obama. Though many students [...]