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Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women ...

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Is Saudi Arabia no longer a golf state? The Saudi sovereign wealth fund poured billions into culture and sports in the last ...

After more than three months of an internet blackout by the government, people in Iran are able to go online again. Previously, only top officials and regime loyalists could use the internet.

About 1 in 5 pregnancies now result in adverse outcomes, like gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and preterm births — a trend that's been growing over the last decade. Now, new research in the journal ...

The report concluded that a mere $1,000 hike in the annual cost of living would leave another 3 million households unable to ...

In 1839, conjoined twins and famous showmen Chang and Eng Bunker — native to Thailand, then called Siam — took a break from ...

The bill says it would permit the teaching of the positive impact of Judeo-Christian values in U.S. history. Opponents say it ...

The U.S. says it has struck Iran again as peace talks continue to end the conflict. And, the federal government has charged a ...