After objections from India, Russia, and particularly China, an effort to get U.N. Security Council approval for a statement calling for an end to violence...
West Virginia has long been known as “Almost Heaven,” a reference to a song and the state’s sweeping mountaintop views. As Democratic U.S. Senator Joe...
Nearly a year after coronavirus restrictions forced the closure of major entertainment venues, California has paved the way for fans to attend opening-day baseball games...
The Rev. Ammar Altony Yako remembers the scenes vividly: a church that had been the pride of the town of Qaraqosh, a hub for Christian...
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric said after his historic meeting with Pope Francis on Saturday that religious authorities have a role to play in protecting Iraq’s...
President Joe Biden praised the NASA team for successfully landing a six-wheeled rover on Mars last month, saying it gave the country a “dose of...
The Associated Press has learned that the Capitol Police have demanded that members of the National Guard continue to provide protection at the United States...
The State Department has cancelled the flights of more than 260 refugees who were vetted, accepted, and scheduled to come to the United States in...
On Thursday, the Biden administration increased its criticism of Myanmar’s coup, demanding that military authorities end their violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and release arrested...
Concerned about ongoing attacks, the acting chief of the United States Capitol Police has urged congressional leaders to use their clout to hold National Guard...
Last fall, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger received widespread praise for defying then-President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud....
Officials around the country are closing prisons as crime rates fall and public attitudes toward drug use change, but not in Nebraska, where the governor...
Andrew Cuomo’s Emmy-winning performance was the frequent televised coronavirus updates, in which the New York governor projected integrity and compassion, calming an anxious population. Many...