Switzerland on Sunday voted strongly in favor of a new law against homophobia in a referendum despite opposition from the populist right wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), according to a…

The British government is drafting contingency plans to cope with factory shutdowns in China spurred by the coronavirus outbreak. British officials are adapting plans they drew up in readiness for…

Hollywood stars will walk down the red carpet Sunday to attend the Oscars, the movie industry’s biggest award night. FILE – Actor George MacKay, from left, director Sam Mendes and…

This restaurant in the town of Herndon in Virginia looks like a typical diner where whole families come to enjoy a hearty meal. But this restaurant serves more than just…

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car Saturday night in front of a police center in southern Afghanistan, killing at least six police officers. The attacker used a military Humvee…

Syrian government forces captured new areas from insurgents in their efforts to control a key highway in the northwest Saturday, as Turkey sent more reinforcements into the war-torn country, state…

Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online. As the 2016 election showed, social media is…

Democratic presidential contenders stretched beyond the facts on policy and sometimes on their own records Friday in their New Hampshire debate. Amy Klobuchar called out Pete Buttigieg for an evolution…

Even as the novel coronavirus continues to spread to more countries around the world, U.S. officials say the risk of infection to Americans remains low. “Our assessment of the immediate…

U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies this week celebrated his acquittal by the Senate on two articles of impeachment, marking the conclusion of a saga that deepened partisan divisions…

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The paintings of Jorge A. Yances evoke a mysterious interplay between past and present, reality and fantasy, a style called magical…

Their defense off to a rocky start, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers look to rebound Friday by bringing in a film director in hopes of dashing the credibility of a rape accuser…

The final results from the Democratic Party’s tumultuous Iowa caucuses were released late Thursday.   The top two candidates have almost the same number of state delegates after Monday’s caucuses….

With a Feb. 22 deadline fast approaching for South Sudan’s rival leaders to form a unity government, there is still no agreement on how many states the country will have…