Chinese authorities have taken measures this week to try to curb the spread of chikungunya, a virus that often causes fever and joint pain. As of Wednesday, the government reported ...

A long-delayed and debated bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, allowing work to begin on what would be the world’s longest suspension ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier. In a break from ...

Disney’s profit and revenue climbed in its fiscal third quarter as the entertainment company continued to add subscribers to its streaming service and see strength at its domestic theme ...

Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting ...

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has spoken out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated gamblers after losing a match in Canada, ...

Hot products like a “Minecraft”-themed meal helped McDonald’s turn around its sagging sales in the second quarter. The ...

Conservative Karol Nawrocki was inaugurated Wednesday as Poland ’s new president, which could set the country on a more nationalist course and cast doubt on the viability of ...

Bosnia’s electoral authorities on Wednesday stripped separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from his position as ...

An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people ...

A fast-moving wildfire in a Mediterranean region of France near the Spanish border has left one person dead, several others ...

San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller was bringing the heat on Tuesday night. Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned the favor. Gurriel crushed a 103.9 mph ...