SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic ...

Both wounds were minor,” according to the press release from police, and both men were taken to separate hospitals for ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire began Thursday ...

The program will be phased in over the course of two years, with a lottery system to select students for the full-day program ...

Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will ...

The Texas Lottery, one of the largest in the U.S., is facing mounting scrutiny from state leaders over how the winners of an ...

By The Associated Press Gruff in demeanor yet much beloved, Gene Hackman was one of the finest actors of his generation. The ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, the Vatican said, working from his hospital ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a tall task to try to whittle Gene Hackman’s career down to five notable films. One of the 20th ...

It’s also affecting workers and communities outside the Washington, D.C. area, where about 80% of that workforce is based.