Over the next 24 hours, the world has witnessed extraordinary scenes of hostages being released from Gaza and reunited with ...

US President Donald Trump and several other world leaders signed a Gaza ceasefire deal after Hamas freed all living hostages and Israel released Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the ...

SpaceX completed an hour-long Starship test flight — the last mission for the troubled V2 prototype that has failed several times this year.

Explore the haunting histories of New Orleans, Savannah and Salem, three of the eeriest locales in the country.

The government shutdown is on track to extend into a third week. Congress remains deadlocked on a funding plan, and the Senate isn’t scheduled to hold any votes until Tuesday. Follow for live updates.

Many states today are observing Indigenous Peoples’ Day rather than Columbus Day, reflecting a growing movement to honor Native heritage instead of the Italian explorer. It’s also a federal holiday, ...

Technology use is prevalent for most kids, including younger ones. Here’s how parents can limit use of smartphones and social media before children are old enough.

Russia carried out a “massive attack” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, top Ukrainian officials said early Friday, leaving ...

Courtrooms on opposite sides of the country on Thursday served as stages for the ongoing showdown between Democratic-led cities and the Trump administration.

In politics today, negativity is a much easier sell than enthusiasm. For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, more than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it.

Nearly three days after a massive blast at a Tennessee facility that specialized in making military explosives, investigators are still combing through the site where 16 people were killed in a “mass ...

President Donald Trump said his administration has “identified funds” to pay military troops on October 15 as the government shutdown is headed into a third week. Follow for live news updates.