A spate of mass shootings in three major South African cities killed nearly 40 people this week, with such incidents increasingly common in a country already known for its high crime rates. On ...

A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a ...

Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A ...

Lung cancer is still the top cancer killer, but new developments are shifting what the future might hold for patients.

It's rare for Democrats to make religion a centerpiece of their campaigns. But this midterm election cycle, a number of candidates for Congress are doing just that.

President Trump said he was rejecting an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian proposal is similar to a memorandum of understanding agreed upon by the U.S. and Iran back in June.

Northeast states saw rising tides and widespread power outages on Saturday as the storm ripped through the region.

September, Fiji's government declared a national emergency because of a startling rise in HIV infections. The country's ...

Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves ...

The battle over AI's promise and perils is not a clash between two opposing sides, but a debate among a range of competing ...

In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors gave the drug thalidomide to pregnant patients without telling them — and without FDA ...

Pope Leo XIV has warned that a "paradise of machines" could undermine humanity. He raises concerns about artificial ...