A UN report says the Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their identity or personal history. Pakistan and Iran are expelling millions ...

Adrienne White-Faines will be the new president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois starting in early September. Most ...

The U.S. cattle herd is the smallest it's been in 70 years. In June, the price of ground beef rose over $6, the highest since ...

An event celebrating a planned “sister” relationship between islands on opposite sides of the Canada-U.S. border is moving ...

Here are 20 striking wildlife images, candidates for the People’s Choice Award of the BigPicture Nature World Photography ...

A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire burning in the U.S. this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become what’s ...

U.S. fall foliage season is expected to arrive later than usual in parts of country including the southern Ohio Valley and Mississippi River Valley. Weather conditions such as drought, rainfall and ...

Experts question the efficacy of the growing gantlet of electronic surveillance monitoring the U.S.-Canadian border.

Discover these yard features facing potential bans in U.S. neighborhoods and learn how to keep your outdoor space compliant ...

Like so many early NFL teams, the Minneapolis Marines’ trajectory toward professionalism started in the sandlots, where young men played the sport for bragging rights, for the love of the game, and ...

Waties Island, an undeveloped barrier island in Little River, is likely to become a state park and a Heritage Trust Preserve ...