The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is ...

In Kabul’s alleys and courtyards, boys in white caps and tunics recite verses from the Quran in a growing network of ...

Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous. Accessing independent news sites, Facebook, and ...

The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite ...

A huge grain elevator and silo in North Dakota are the site of a massive mural by an Australian artist. Guido van Helten has ...

Australia says it has accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian ...

Josh Jung hit a game-ending three-run homer in the 10th inning, after Joc Pederson’s pinch-hit homer in the ninth, and the ...

Tennessee is gearing up for an execution that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a ...

America’s rural high school students are less likely to go to college than their urban and suburban peers. Students in the ...

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is toying with the idea of running for governor. She also defended her recent vote ...

Jason Alexander pitched six scoreless innings, Jeremy Peña doubled twice and the Houston Astros used a five-run fourth to ...