In urging greater efforts to pursue global peace, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the council: “Around the world, we see an utter disregard for — if not outright violations of — international ...

Whale oil was an essential fuel of the Industrial Revolution, used to lubricate machinery, soften fabric and light city ...

TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A brown bear attacked a woman as she hiked a popular trail in a hillside neighborhood in Anchorage, ...

Prices have gone up incredibly,” said one cafe manager. “We have to decide how much of that we want to absorb or pass on. It’s a tricky balance.” ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A review by Texas lawmakers into the catastrophic July 4 floods has no intention of second-guessing ...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s antitrust watchdog has proposed labeling Google’s and Apple’s mobile ecosystems with “strategic ...

The statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not say why his department was examining Harvard’s eligibility to take part in the Exchange Visitor Program, which allows foreign nationals to ...

Baltimore County Public Schools revealed details of its tentative compensation agreement with its teachers’ union Wednesday.

The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO will deal a blow to its work preserving cultural heritage around the world.

“They’ve realized that they can take a bit of a step further, that they can advance their policy priorities through those ...

U.S. stocks are rising toward another record following a trade deal between the world’s No. 1 and No. 4 economies.