The North Pole has been a subject of fascination for centuries, and early maps of the Arctic provide a glimpse into the mysterious beliefs and imaginations of explorers from the 16th century. One of ...

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Is the contest in the world today between democracies and authoritarian societies an updated version of the contest between capitalism and communism? It has been clear for over three decades that we ...

Learn about the new Trump Tariff rates imposed on six countries, including Algeria, Iraq, and the Philippines.

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CHICAGO — Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 44.

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed was an illegal racial gerrymander.

The White House embraced the moniker of "daddy" for Donald Trump in a video that it released after NATO chief Mark Rutte used the term in a conversation with the US president. "Daddy's home," the ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill banning cellphone use at school, the latest in a trend growing nationally and worldwide.

Investigators have downloaded flight recorder data from an Air India crash this month that killed 260 people, India's civil aviation ministry said on Thursday, a long-awaited step towards ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday held a White House event to pressure Republican holdouts to support his so-called “big, beautiful bill” ahead of his July 4 deadline.