Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken began his South American mission in Bogota, Colombia, before he heads to Santiago, Chile, and Lima, Peru.
First day of new Supreme Court term features a clash between environmental protection and property rights, joined by new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
There's this 400-year-old forensic test that scientists have long warned is unreliable when it comes to determining whether a baby was born dead or alive. So why is it still being used in many parts of Latin America?
My son is 53. He's a baseball fan. He has Down syndrome. To him, baseball is more than a game.
Nina Hachigian will be the country's first special representative for subnational diplomacy, linking local governments to national foreign policy.
Surging inflation and fears about an energy crisis from Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine are taking a toll on the finances — and psyches — of Germans.
Republicans need just five more seats to take control of the House. The battle for the Senate could go into overtime.
The U.S. exit left thousands of Afghans in danger who say they were "blacklisted" and ineligible for visas despite having aided the United States.
Russia's Vladimir Putin is threatening to use nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. The U.S. response need not be nuclear in return.
Fourteen hundred U.S.-trained Chinese scientists left their corporate positions or relinquished tenured positions at top-tier American universities in 2021.
The steep rise in police violence has been celebrated by President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pushed for laws that would provide immunity for officers who commit homicide in the line of duty.
U.S. and allies issue new sanctions against Russia and warn other countries not to support the Kremlin's illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was a wildly popular president in Brazil, then went to prison on corruption charges. Now he's on the brink of an improbable comeback.
Books by former Trump officials are filling in the details about the most dangerous presidency in U.S. history. Too bad they took this long.
The Biden administration updated its guidance Thursday about which loans would be eligible for up to $20,000 in forgiveness, closing the door to some borrowers.
Just say no to anyone offering to help you obtain the $10,000 to $20,000 in student loan debt forgiveness. You don't need them.
You might think that J.D. Vance, the GOP venture capitalist and author Trump endorsed in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio, would be well ahead of Rep. Tim Ryan, his Democratic opponent. But polls show the race is tight.
With the COVID pandemic, anosmia, the loss of smell, has gone from an obscure symptom to an intensely studied one. Living with it makes clear how much we depend on our noses.
Court's conservatives turn their focus to race, affirmative action and voting rights.
Supreme Court opens a historic term with challenges to past liberal rulings on race, affirmative action, voting rights -- and its first Black female justice.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals expanded protections for homeless people sleeping outdoors in a decision with ramifications for other cities, including L.A.
Bill Cosby didn't prove a June civil trial was unfair, a judge says in denying a retrial request. A jury found Cosby liable for a 1975 sexual assault.
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday as a catastrophic Category 4 storm.
The creator of the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard has won the Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award for changing the way we view the pandemic.
As polarizer in chief, former President Trump has made voting seem more vital than ever.