Susan Hynes has done all sorts of research on the medicine shows that once were common in the U.S. She loves to inhabit the character of Violet McNeal, ...

Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign trip, according to the country’s Catholic cardinal. The visit would allow the first American pope to address ...

Both Wall Street and the White House will be paying close attention to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s high-profile speech Friday at the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Officials say an explosion at a fireworks storage facility in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi has injured at least 25 people, some critically. Television footage on Thursday showed thick ...

California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own. Texas Republicans passed a map creating five new winnable seats for ...

Iran has launched its first military exercise since its 12-day war with Israel. State television reported that navy vessels ...

Hundreds of women will flock to Washington on Friday to take their first swings at turning pro baseball dreams into reality.

U.S. stocks are falling again, this time after the country’s largest retailer reported profits that came up short of Wall Street’s expectations. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% in early trading ...

They'll still play the full U.S. Open starting Sunday in New York, but it might save some time to skip ahead to the men's final on Sept. 7. That's because ...

The national redistricting battle enters its next phase with California Democrats scheduled Thursday to pass a new ...