Even the most dedicated doomscrollers smile once in a while. Here’s a look back at some of the Associated Press stories that ...

The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing glowing streaks to nighttime and early morning skies. Compared to other meteor showers, ...

India signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Oman on Thursday as part of its broader strategy to offset ...

The head of the U.N. refugee agency in Lebanon said Thursday that the move by the United States to lift sweeping sanctions on ...

It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. The “bowling alone” phenomenon. By any name, it refers to ...

Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways. It sounds simple — building relationships. But they’re up against ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S.

Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon on Thursday as a deadline looms to disarm the militant Hezbollah group along the tense frontier. The ...

If you’re looking to strike gold — silver or bronze, too — look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles (16 kilometers ...

As the sounds of bullets rang out and the bodies fell, the young mother threw herself on top of her 5-year-old son and prayed ...

The U.S. stock market drifted through a mixed day of trading Tuesday after reports on the economy did little to clear ...

Rainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as runoff flowing over the shore turned ...