A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Mexico early Friday, causing buildings to sway and leaving at least one person dead in the nation's capital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy implored the world Wednesday to punish Russia for its invasion, even as he vowed his forces would win back every inch of territory despite Moscow's decision to ...

The U.S. Justice Department can resume reviewing classified records seized by the FBI from former president Donald Trump's Florida home pending appeal, a federal court ruled on Wednesday, giving a boo...

There are lies, damned lies, and U.S. immigration debates. Here are some basic details on an emotional issue where the facts have a habit of getting lost.

Iran has seen nationwide protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained for allegedly wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf too loosely.

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point in its latest move to get ahead of runaway inflation.

New York's attorney general sued former U.S. president Donald Trump and his company for fraud on Wednesday, alleging they padded his net worth by billions of dollars by manipulating the value of prize...

A new study estimates there are 20 quadrillion ants on the planet. That's 20 thousand million millions, or 20,000,000,000,000,000 with 16 zeroes. And it's likely an underestimate.

FIFA came under pressure Wednesday from several European soccer federations who want their captains to wear an armband with a rainbow heart design during World Cup games in Qatar to campaign against d...

On the run from authorities after forcing a bank to release her family savings at gunpoint to treat her cancer-stricken sister, 28-year-old Lebanese interior designer Sali Hafiz insists she is not the...

About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania's west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast.

The Australian Football League says it is investigating "very serious allegations" made by Indigenous players that they were racially abused by a coach at the Hawthorn Football Club in Melbourne. ...

The independent arbiter tasked with inspecting documents seized in an FBI search of former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida home says he intends to push briskly through the process and appeared s...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months.

The world's problems seized the spotlight Tuesday as the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with dire assessments of a planet beset by escalating crises and conflicts that an aging international o...

Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start voting this week to become integral parts of Russia.

Sarah Koenig, host of the true crime podcast Serial, believes prosecutors are unlikely to seek a new murder trial for Adnan Syed, who was freed from prison Monday after prosecutors admitted multiple c...

A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo early Wednesday in apparent protest against the state funeral planned next week for former leader Shinzo Abe, officials and...

Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89.