U.S. & World

This year has been marked by concerning developments in the virus’ spread, including widespread detections in wastewater and mutations observed in the virus.

Donald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal.

For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords.

Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday after three months of renovations on the 18th-century monument that’s one of the Italian capital’s main attractions.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) in an effort to prevent transgender women from competing in women’s college sports.

German authorities say they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged about the five people killed. Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006. Police haven’t publicly named the suspect, but several German news outlets identif...

Health care sharing ministries advertise reimbursements for members’ medical bills. But they are largely unregulated, and most have restrictions on maternity coverage.

A NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun.

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, but what, exactly, is an angel? Typical portrayals in Western art depict them as human-looking, but with wings. They are usually white and often blonde. But some people are rejecting those portrayals for what they call “biblically accurate angels.” These strange creatures take their cues from bi...

Washington lawmakers react to Congress’ chaotic race to avert a government shutdown.

There is a shortage of blankets and warm clothing, little wood for fires, and the tents and patched-together tarps families are living in have grown increasingly threadbare after months of heavy use.

President-elect Donald Trump announced he’d like to turn out the lights on daylight savings time, which could profoundly impact the warm-weather life of every American.

The announcement comes weeks after Trump announced that she was stepping down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee.