The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative ...

Today in History for Dec. 15: ...

From paradise beaches to mountain peaks, these photogenic states hide shocking realities that transform dream destinations into daily nightmares - complete with $8 milk, 4-hour commutes, and winters ...

The Village of Great Neck welcomed a new business to Middle Neck Road this month—Nimbus Medical Spa. The luxury spa opened ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn’s giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold ...

The Ursids peak Sunday night into Monday morning and will be visible until Dec. 26 from the Northern Hemisphere. Skygazers ...

Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and ...

Although renowned for dozens of spectacular peaks, Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island has more than outstanding ...

She worried that she was inadequate at love, until she became a mother. By Sasha Weiss ...

Anna Ornstein, an Auschwitz survivor, wanted to change the way her field thought about those who endured the concentration ...

An investigation into jail health care in Illinois shows how inconsistent treatment of chronic conditions can end in injury, ...

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...