The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance. The …
The centuries-old city of St. Augustine is an enduring reminder of Spain’s long history in Florida, going back generations before the United States even existed. But for two decades in the 1700s, …
By the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now. But that’s not so easy when your movie is about a handful …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed putting Ukraine under external governance under the U.N. aegis as part of efforts to reach a peaceful settlement. It was a blustery statement that …
The proposed overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could weaken and possibly eliminate a little-known agency that's crucial in helping Americans who struggle with their mental …
If the first half of the Sweet 16 is any indication, the second half will be elite. The East and West regional finals are set after some scintillating performances on Thursday. Kentucky and Tennessee …
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife will be visiting an American military base in Greenland. The visit on Friday was revised after an initial three-day trip to the semi-autonomous Danish …
The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is shedding light on France’s back-channel talks with the government of …
A few months ago, a mayor in Massachusetts was relishing a rare victory over a newspaper for its years of personal attacks. Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria reached a $1.1 million defamation settlement …
The Trump administration says it has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, …
A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military. The order Thursday from U.S. District Court Judge …
At least a half-dozen large wildfires continue to burn in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina. Nicole Taylor had to leave her home with the porch that overlooks Table Rock …
Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago. Scientists say it's a symptom of climate change that will have repercussions in weather globally. The Arctic …
A jury has reached a mixed verdict in the trial of three long-retired Philadelphia detectives who were accused of lying about evidence in a 1991 homicide case that later ended with an exoneration. …
Nearly every year there’s at least one lovable underdog that rises from obscurity in the NCAA Tournament to capture the hearts of basketball fans and bust their brackets. Not this year. All 16 …
Nineteen sea turtles that rehabbed in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England are now back in the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida. The turtles …
New research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water that’s being stored around the world in soil, lakes, rivers, snow and other places on land. The research …
A county clerk in New York has refused to file a more than $100,000 judgment from Texas against a New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas. The action by the …
A court filing says prosecutors in the case of the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in late 2022 are seeking to use as evidence a college paper he wrote that shows his …
Attorneys for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are taking her doping case back to court. They argue the World Anti-Doping Agency withheld and altered evidence that could have proven her …