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 ...

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 ...

President Trump and other administration officials are tempering expectations raised of an imminent agreement to end the war in Iran while Iranian officials have signaled there are still disagreements ...

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Looking to raise a confident little talker but not sure where to start? You don't have to overthink it. According to science, your baby's brain is primed to join in on conversation from the moment ...

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 ...

When I was growing up, many of the dads in my neighborhood had served in World War II. True to stereotype, none of them talked much about the war. Information came sideways. My best friend's dad, ...

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 ...

JIUQUAN, China — China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year. The spacecraft blasted off ...

Felix Rosenqvist passed David Malukas in a photo finish to win the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500. Just 0.0233 seconds separated the first and second-place finishers. Rosenqvist raced for Meyer ...

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

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