More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire in the Iran war and related ...

BEIRUT — In a makeshift gym in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp, the participants in this martial arts class are unlearning much of what they have been taught about how girls and women should behave.

Leaders of the California State University system, the CSU, want it to become the nation's first artificial intelligence-powered institution of its kind. It entered into a $17 million no-bid contract ...

Three American flags at Evergreen Cemetery mark the graves of veterans, honoring their service beyond the uniform. For many veterans, the experiences gained and the memories stored during deployment ...

The first time Elizabeth Smart stepped on stage at a bodybuilding competition, she was terrified. She says her smile froze. Her hands shook. Every movement had been choreographed and practiced over ...

Many people wake up intending to eat well and exercise. But then the day gets away from them. Feel familiar? Now, one life insurance company is betting that gift cards, prize wheels and fitness ...

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into ...

At least two people were killed and 77 injured in the attack, which included the use of a powerful hypersonic ballistic ...

The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this ...

The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on ...

There's an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to ...

RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide after dispensing the wrong drug to a patient. She now gives speeches about ...