Only about 300 to 400 people a year give a kidney to someone they never met. It's an act of generosity so unusual, a ...

Environmental advocates and state legislators are cheering word Thursday that New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a law ...

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

They make their living off the sea, but their catch is dwindling. So these traditional fisherfolk are taking steps to ...

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

Singh was known as the father of economic reforms in India. He served as finance minister in the early 1990s, and his policies then set India on the path of economic liberalization and globalization.

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these ...

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

WASHINGTON — In the six months since the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for cities to crack down on homelessness, more ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them ...

So you want to take a break from drinking alcohol. Maybe it's your New Year's resolution. Or maybe you just want a clearer ...

The death of a Swiss Olympic snowboarder this week is a reminder that even the most skilled and experienced athletes are not ...