Bombing in Gaza City has “significantly subsided,” a hospital official says. Israel’s army says it’s preparing for the first phase of a U.S. peace plan backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

High-ranking women say they are watching the gains they spent their careers building being erased. Despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech on Tuesday, they are determined to keep serving their ...

With the world remembering Jane Goodall, here’s how one child sees her legacy: “She realized something true that nobody else recognized.” ...

Federal workers say the uncertainty in a shutdown is always stressful. But this one already feels harder, coming after months of interagency upheaval and layoffs. And many are wondering what will ...

Replying to President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to accept his plan for ending the war, Hamas said it was willing to release the hostages and hand power to other Palestinians, but that other aspects ...

Young people from Peru to Indonesia are using social media to organize Gen Z protests that have toppled two governments. How far will the wave spread?

For centuries, women in northern Nigeria have worn a smoky fragrance called gabgab. But now the Boko Haram insurgency has put its future at risk.

Washington’s wrangling over Medicaid reverberates in rural communities, such as Spruce Pine, North Carolina, where hospitals struggle to cover costs.

The Affordable Care Act is central to the U.S. government shutdown, as Democrats argue to extend tax credits that lower health care premiums for millions.

As the album “Arthur Buck 2” debuts, Joseph Arthur discusses the connection between humility and creativity, and how tough times have led him to see songwriting as a spiritual practice.

Jill Lepore’s “We the People” examines amendments as engines of change. And “History Matters” offers insights from the late ...

Prospects for peace were not encouraging in Northern Ireland 30 years ago. And that is not the only common factor between it and Gaza.