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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations of Indian Americans to high-profile roles underscores a rightward shift among this voting group.

Both Russian and Ukrainian official confirmed the fresh offensive into the Kursk region on Sunday. The Defense Ministry in Moscow said that Russian forces had pushed back Ukrainian troops, though online bloggers said Moscow faced major pressure.

A winter storm will produce snow and ice starting in the central U.S. and moving east through early next week, forecasts say, and travel disruptions are likely.

The country at the helm of the European Union for the next six months makes youthful creativity a key part of its focus on regional security.

Despite faltering for a time during voting Friday, Mike Johnson won the House speakership again – thanks in good measure to Donald Trump’s support.

What kinds of workers are winning H-1B immigration visas? The answer may inform the next steps for Republicans and incoming President Trump.

Community health workers are hailed as a cost-effective way to plug gaps in health care systems. Now they are fighting for their own rights.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen who plowed a truck through New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, faced money and marital pressures. Authorities and relatives are still piecing together the reasons behind his attack that killed 14 and injured 30 others.

Losing someone to gun violence can leave loved ones despondent. But the force of that sadness can also be channeled into supporting others.

When Donald Trump takes office Jan. 20, his agenda includes disbanding the federal Department of Education. What is his motivation – and what would that change mean?

A mélange of new members will join the 119th Congress. Here are seven who are poised to make their mark – and who symbolize larger political forces that will shape the legislative branch.

New Year’s Day attacks show a changing threat matrix for U.S. cities, amid the rising use of vehicles as weapons and the embrace of political violence by some Americans to address grievances.

In “Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn,” former U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox examines how the president undermined rights for women and Black people.

Countries adopting higher legal standards of equality and dignity chart a healing path amid the global spread of conflict.

The narrow Republican majority in Congress makes reelecting House Speaker Mike Johnson harder – and reveals fissures within the GOP.

In an era when TikTok and podcasts reign, what role do radio icons from the Black community play? Leaders in Memphis, Tennessee, offer an example of how true legacy media survives and thrives.

Jenniffer González Colón took office Jan. 2 as Puerto Rico’s new governor, securing a historic third consecutive term for the pro-statehood New Progressive Party. Ms. González faces a crumbling power grid, recent blackouts, and a feeble, debt-ridden economy.

The driver of a truck that killed 15 New Orleans pedestrians on New Year’s Day was killed in a shootout with police. An flag representing the Islamic State group was found on the vehicle, the FBI said.

A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over allegations of rebellion in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

For more than a year, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched long-distance missile and drone attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping. After Israel largely subdued its Iran-allied enemies closer at hand, it is struggling to deter the Houthis on its own.

A year of global elections has reflected a desire among voters around the world for leaders who listen.

As President-elect Trump promises mass deportations, one binational humanitarian group at the U.S.-Mexico border turns the Christmas season into a present-day parable of charity and acceptance.

Who is responsible for the health of young people? Tobacco bans in Massachusetts towns have residents weighing public health concerns against individual freedoms and considering what it means to have a “nicotine-free generation.”

Ukrainians are uncovering their country’s culinary history – and how its distinctive features were suppressed during Soviet rule.