U.S. & World

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home.

As cat and dog owners take their animals on trips more often, hotels and airlines are raising fees and rolling out more services to accommodate them.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died.

Over the last few years, various terms have emerged to describe those in the U.S. with roots in Latin America and Spain. While “Hispanic” and “Latino” remain the most prominent, “Latinx” has become de-facto as a gender-neutral alternative.

While the practice of ballot collection is legal in 35 states, the rules vary significantly from state to state.

The mayor of “swag-tropolis” was back on “SNL” this weekend. Fresh off his federal indictment, Eric Adams, portrayed by cast member Devon Walker, was just one of the many political cameos featured in the first “Saturday Night Live” episode of season 50. In a packed episode featuring Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris,...

Pope Francis has doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and women during his in-flight press conference coming home from Belgium. He has praised Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than sign legislation legalizing abortion. Francis said: “You need a politician who wears pants to do this...

The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas and the widespread loss of homes and property while the devastating toll of Hurricane Helene became more clear and officials warned of a lengthy and difficult rebuild.

Internet ‘evil twins’ are stalking airport Wi-Fi connections and the cybercriminals behind the rising attacks are rarely caught.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is setting the agenda in the Middle East in recent months, with a frustrated Biden White House unable to shape events or defuse a spreading conflict.

The Israeli military said Sunday that it has killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike.

Even some universities have tried out herds of goats and sheep on campus property. Here’s why.

The storm, now a post-tropical cyclone, was expected to hover over the Tennessee Valley on Saturday and Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.