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Afghanistan’s beleaguered government will be on its own against the Taliban once American forces withdraw in September. The strength of the insurgency, combined with...

Amazon ended its late-year event with a surprise announcement: Astro, a new robot that's essentially a tablet on wheels with enough cameras to host...

The city of Philadelphia announced Monday that mask mandates will be reinstated next week, less than a month after they were lifted across the...

Whenever a bus arrives at the Greyhound station in Plattsburgh, New York, a small group of taxi drivers awaits to transport passengers on a...

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the West must increase weapon deliveries to Ukraine and demonstrate its commitment to assisting the country's...

Members of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reelection campaign handed out empty pill bottles with a fake label attached that blamed President Joe Biden's "open...

According to a new study, health care providers may be overcounting the number of children hospitalized for COVID-19, overestimating the disease's minor impact on...

A former British government minister told reporters that he filed two formal police complaints against Prince Charles, alleging that he and his top aide...

The Montreux Convention of 1936 gave Turkey control over key Black Sea straits, an agreement that is still regarded as a major victory for...

Japan will release more than a million tons of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said Tuesday,...

US authorities are keeping a close eye on Facebook due to anticompetitive concerns, and new details about its mid-2020 acquisition of gif creator Giphy...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to the country's eastern frontline on Thursday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Vladimir Putin to reduce Russia's troop...

In an effort to assist people who, according to one signer, have been "steamrolled" by draconian COVID-19 guidelines, a letter from prominent medical professionals...

Abbott and the FDA were notified of a whistleblower complaint about Abbott's Sturgis infant formula plant as early as February 2021. According to sources familiar...

Aviation experts say the plane that crashed in the South China mountains on Monday was one of the safest in the world, raising questions...

On Friday, Russian forces seized a massive nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, extending their siege of cities along the country's southern coast, including...

Do you know what happens to Amazon and USPS packages that never arrive at your door? While porch pirates may be your first thought,...

Following a sharp drop in cases and hospitalizations following a summer surge, California now has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate of any state. The nation's...

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are looking to cement their legendary status at Wimbledon, but six new names are in the last eight with...

A federal jury acquitted a cybersecurity lawyer in the first trial of special counsel John Durham's investigation into what sparked the FBI investigation into...

Despite strong opposition from cities and towns, Gov. Dan McKee, a former mayor of Cumberland, has allowed a bill providing a tax break to...

According to the Department of Justice, a South Carolina man was arrested after making multiple threats to shoot up schools in Anderson County (DOJ). The...

The number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for kids, has reached...

Chips can be found in nearly every electronic device you own, from your phone to your computer to your car. Chips can even be...

Workers on freight trains are fed up. Because he couldn't get time off, one conductor almost missed his wife's funeral. After having to stay at...

Federal prosecutors have charged a 32-year-old man with a federal firearm crime, alleging that he sold the gun used by the Colleyville, Texas, synagogue...

Temperature-scanning devices that check for fevers in schools, workplaces and public venues across the United States distort the results in a way that could...

It was the slap that reverberated around the globe. At the Oscars on Sunday night, Chris Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's lack of hair...

After her grandfather died, the girl and her uncle traveled from Guatemala to the Texas border. They were separated by Border Patrol agents. According to...

President Joe Biden praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday for her success in combating domestic extremism and gun violence, as he...

Due to a number of injuries on their roster, the Los Angeles Lakers fell just short of a comeback victory over the Phoenix Suns...

According to a news release from the New York Police Department, a man was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly pushing a woman in front...

Employers have turned to an often-overlooked pool of talent in the current tight labor market: applicants with criminal records. According to a recent Indeed Hiring...

The polio virus was discovered in New York City's wastewater, indicating that the disease, which had not been seen in the United States in...

Omicron is fading, as are Americans' concerns about COVID-19. According to a new poll, as the number of coronavirus pandemic cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continues...

After Facebook parent company Meta paid $315 million for Giphy in 2020, a bit of creative accounting allowed the deal to fly under the...

Prejudice and discrimination based on age is widespread around the world, affecting millions of older and younger people trying to work and get health...

An initial investigation commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland documented some of the atrocities that Native American children faced at over 400 boarding schools...

Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook, could be in for a rough ride on Thursday when he testifies to Congress for the first time...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would "absolutely" support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024.  Just...

"No Mandate Monday" may be making its way to a school near you. Some students and teachers at a California high school took part in...

Citigroup Inc. said it will invest in digital mortgage offerings as part of its pledge to improve homeownership rates among communities of color. The push...

One of Donald Trump's many rants about the House Select Committee hearing on Tuesday was perhaps the most revealing. "Her body language is that of...

Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc are spending millions of dollars to provide drivers with access to COVID-19 vaccines and offering tens of millions...

President Joe Biden's urgent global search for assistance in cutting off Russia's oil revenues is leading to regimes he once sought to isolate or...

Promises, big asks, and optics are common for many of our CEOs. However, a lack of follow-through is eroding trust, which bodes ill for...

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for urgent action including...

Moderna announced preliminary findings on an updated coronavirus vaccine targeting the Omicron variant on Wednesday, calling it "our lead candidate" for a fall booster...

Russia has officially begun the main phase of massive joint military exercises in Belarus, despite Western countries' warnings that Russian forces massed near Ukraine...

Afeni Evans, 23, had recently graduated from the Army and was studying political science at a community college in Maryland. Her ambition was to...

Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum in Virginia that continues to reckon with its past storytelling about the country's origins and the role of...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that a Texas death row inmate could have his spiritual adviser pray aloud and "lay hands" on him...

In September, doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham implanted two pig kidneys into a brain-dead person, a step toward testing the procedure...

The Biden administration on Thursday announced tough new sanctions on Russia and formally blamed the country’s premier intelligence agency for the sophisticated hacking operation...

Back-to-back world leader summits in Europe begin this weekend, with the goal of rallying Western nations behind Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion...

Corporate pledges to bear a greater share of the cost of managing America's trash are being tested in Maine, which could become the first...

Federal benefits for the elderly, blind, and disabled have not been updated in years. Some lawmakers and advocates are now pushing for changes to the...

Apple has been under major scrutiny in both legal and PR fronts. Major players such as Facebook, Spotify and Epic games do not agree...

Protests disrupted Prince William and Kate Middleton's tour of former British colonies in the Caribbean this week, causing the British royal family embarrassment on...

Despite concerns about the spread of potentially dangerous coronavirus variants, the European Union lifted travel restrictions for US residents in the latest step toward...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday that agents are conducting a human smuggling investigation and were at the scene of a devastating crash in...

The conviction of Minnesota police officer Kim Potter for the death of Daunte Wright by a jury, combined with the judge's denial of bail...

One month has passed since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, and a series of new revelations about...

A coalition of educators and civil rights organizations sued the state of Oklahoma over a law that limits what can be taught about racism...

One of Baltimore's most well-known figures isn't on a sports field or in a city hall office. Instead, he's doing the mundane job of...

The issue of abused, missing, and murdered Native Americans is finally gaining media and legislative attention after years of neglect. The way the subject...

New Zealand's parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday to allow mothers and their partners three days of paid bereavement leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth. While employers...

The Republican Conference's second-highest ranking member publicly called for the removal of GOP conference chair Liz Cheney, who has repeatedly criticized former President Trump...

A crack in a steel beam that forced the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee for three months likely began...

More than 60 major corporations have signed an open letter calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to retract comments he made late last...

A patch of land high on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean offers 18 award-winning holes of golf, a cluster of multimillion-dollar mansions, and...

Americans are "really, really down" after two years of a pandemic and rising gasoline prices, but the economy is in better shape than many...

At least six major automakers, including Ford, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, and Volvo, and 30 national governments pledged on Wednesday to work toward phasing out...

Western powers chose not to intervene in Bosnia for four years following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. During the 1992-1995 war, more...

The Labor Department's report on Friday that the economy added 559,000 jobs in May, an increase from April, boosted Democrats and the Biden administration,...

In some references, the surname of West Virginia's attorney general was misspelled in an earlier version of this article. Patrick Morrisey, not Morrissey, is...

President Biden should not allow Cuban American elites, who do not represent the Cuban people, to dictate his policies toward the island. Republican lawmakers, including...

Despite a national shortage, Abbott plans to restart production of its baby formula, but it could take up to 10 weeks before it hits...

A possible solution to the global sand shortage began over a bottle of wine, as do many crazy ideas. As they sipped their "two-buck Chuck"...

President Biden has been difficult to track down, at least for solo television interviews. Biden hasn't given a formal, sit-down television interview since February 10,...