The United States once cheered the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation. Now the U.S. is being asked to explain ...

The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel a settlement with Minneapolis that called for an overhaul of its police ...

After his best friend and four other of his fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South ...

A lot of American adults — about 3 in 10 — make use of astrology, tarot cards or fortune tellers at least once a year. But ...

Marian Rivman is pushing 80. Harriet Luria is a proud 83. In this trio, Carol Leister is the baby at 62. Together, they have ...

The Lebanese and Palestinian presidents agreed Wednesday that Palestinian factions won’t use Lebanon as a launchpad for any ...

On a rainy March evening, John Bateman puts on his boots and a headlamp and heads to a wetland cut through by a busy road. As ...

A British judge ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) bail on Wednesday while ...

U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing ...

Two giants of the women’s rights movement, Gloria Steinem and Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee, have teamed up for a picture book ...

There’s no sufficient way of explaining what it’s like to be around Spike Lee, but his new film, “Highest 2 Lowest” comes ...

Iran’s top diplomat insisted Wednesday that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium, further underlining the Islamic ...