Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Thursday, as nations remain deadlocked over ...

Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal raced Thursday to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed ...

The leader of the small Baha’i community in Qatar was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for social media posts that allegedly “cast doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion,” ...

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he vowed it would ...

Early bedtimes can slip through the cracks over the summer as kids stay up for sleepovers, movie marathons and long plane ...

The U.S. State Department approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the ...

A team of mountaineers set off on foot Thursday to recover the body of a Chinese climber from the world’s second-highest peak after bad weather grounded helicopter ...

The move would add another barrier for parents who want to vaccinate healthy children ahead of the respiratory virus season.

Alaska will take a rare step into the spotlight as it plays host to the high-stakes summit between President Trump and ...

Since New York began licensing recreational marijuana stores about three years ago, the state has been using a simple tactic ...

Israel’s far-right finance minister announced a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday which Palestinians and rights ...

More than 100 nonprofit groups warned Thursday that Israel’s rules for aid groups working in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank will block much-needed relief and replace ...