The Supreme Court is taking up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the ...

Shares have swung higher in Asia as hopes for a U.S. interest rate cut helped to offset worries over simmering trade tensions ...

The United Nations' food aid agency warns that severe funding cuts are impacting its operations in six countries.

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, is erupting for a second straight day, spewing towering ...

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died of a heart attack in India, a hospital in Kerala State confirmed Wednesday ...

Houston is moving forward with a $16 million plan to renovate BARC, the city’s animal shelter. The upgrades include a new ...

Israel has identified more bodies of dead hostages that were handed over by Hamas to ease pressure on a fragile ceasefire in ...

Jacob Chychrun scored 1:19 into overtime and the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 for their third ...

A vote on a $16-million homeless shelter in Houston's EaDo area was delayed, though Mayor John Whitmire confirmed plans for ...

Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon ...

DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks have again extended the contract of coach Jason Kidd, who led them to the NBA Finals as a coach ...

Russia is intensifying drone strikes on Ukraine’s rail network, a critical lifeline for commercial freight, passenger traffic ...