U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and ...

Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday. The ...

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years are set to be banished soon from New ...

French authorities in multiple cities banned protests planned across the country on Thursday after a weekend of clashes and ...

In the soft light of dawn, an Ohio tourist studied the interpretive sign at the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia ...

Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago. Faith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old sophomore at the University ...

Regardless of the outcome in the coming election, a new AP-NORC poll shows voters from both major political parties want the ...

The International Criminal Court and officials working at the tribunal have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, ...

Fifty years ago, Raffi was a struggling folk singer driving across Toronto, lugging boxes containing his debut children’s ...

Advocates for greater voter identification requirements are pursuing a new approach in some states: a mandate to place driver ...

Asian shares and U.S. futures retreated on Thursday after a rally on Wall Street, where U.S. stocks were lifted by strong ...

Iran’s state television reported that seven oil tankers were either struck by attacks or hit naval mines in the Strait of ...