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U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias and Houthi rebels aim to deter attacks without starting a war with Iran. Any effect is likely to be short-lived.

Vanilla is deeply rooted in the identity of Papantla, a city in eastern Mexico where reinas of festivals are anointed with a vanilla-made crown.

After a historic ascent to the vice presidency and humbling descent into disdain, Harris seems to have found her footing in a familiar role: prosecuting attorney.

President Biden swooped into Los Angeles with an opaque schedule the night of the South Carolina primary.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brand of militant Hindu supremacy has replaced political pluralism as India's dominant ideology.

Former President Trump faces four criminal trials and several civil trials this year as he seeks reelection. Here are the key developments in January.

Experts say Israel's deadly raid on a West Bank hospital may have violated international laws, including a ban on combatants posing as doctors or civilians.

Days before Californians will be mailed ballots, Rep. Adam B. Schiff's latest ad acts as if Rep. Katie Porter doesn't exist.

Governing amid the chaos of the migrant crisis in Texas, California and along the southern border isn't an impeachable offense.

As a test of federal control of immigration enforcement heads to Supreme Court, Texas cites the late justice in claiming it can arrest migrants who enter without documentation.

Every bit of planetary warming will have impacts beyond those already occurring, including biodiversity loss, longer heat waves and extreme rainfall.

Israel was making progress in gaining recognition and ties with Arab countries, but the war in Gaza may shuffle the normalization equation.

Alec Baldwin is released on his own recognizance after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 'Rust' shooting.

A statue honoring Jackie Robinson was stolen from a Kansas park last week. Pieces of it were found in a trash can fire on Tuesday, a day before his 105th birthday.

The future home of the MLB's Athletics will be built where the Tropicana first opened in 1957. The casino has been featured in several movies, including 'The Godfather.'

The right-wing hysteria over books with sexual, violent or racial themes is ridiculous. Not that the left, even in California, is entirely innocent

The son of slain presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio asked that his killer be pardoned, but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador refused.

No war in the Palestinian territory can prevent the terrorist group from regrowing unless the U.S. and others block Tehran from financing successors.

Long an important community fixture, the classic British pub is now finding it increasingly hard to stay afloat as work and leisure habits change.

The CEO believes fuzzy images captured 5,000 meters under the sea near an abandoned island in the Pacific Ocean may be Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane.

The airlines and Boeing say they're committed to safety. Some analysts and aviation experts, however, still have concerns about the Max 9.

Ask yourself why the case against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization made again and again by Donald Trump is built on so many lies.

The deadly drone attack in Jordan is threatening to upend the Biden administration's delicate effort to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from spiraling into a broader regional conflict.

The Republican governor has continued putting up razor wire and impeding federal agents at the U.S.-Mexico border in violation of the law and the Constitution.