Five Palestinian journalists have been killed by an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry said Thursday. Israel’s military said it targeted a group of militants allied with ...

In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the ...

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Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with ...

Minnesota resident Preston Cook has long pushed lawmakers to designate the bald eagle as the country’s official bird. He even penned a draft of the legislation that he sent to lawmakers on Capitol ...

Estonia’s government was to hold an extraordinary meeting Thursday as investigators try to find out what disrupted a Baltic ...

As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with ...

What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the ...

An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in Kazakhstan after being diverted, killing 38 of 67 people on board. Some things to know ...

While elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City will receive the most attention next year, 2025 will also see plenty of lower-profile — but no less interesting — races. From a ...

Russia’s top security agency said Thursday that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged ...

Azerbaijan on Thursday observed a nationwide day of mourning for the victims of the air crash that killed 38 people and left ...