Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the ...

An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, according to the Health ...

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling, and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness.

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To get so close, the Parker Solar Probe had to withstand the sun's extreme heat and radiation like no spacecraft before it.

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Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message urged "all people of all nations" to find courage "to silence the sounds of ...

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

Nigeria's president is defending his economic reforms, which have led to the worst economic crisis in decades. Poverty levels ...

Some U.S. cities are seeing a bump in marriage licenses. Same-sex couples and couples with mixed immigration status are among those heading to the altar before the start of the Trump administration.