Editor’s note: Below are some excerpts from a speech on the meaning of the Fourth of July delivered by Frederick Douglass in ...

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By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until recently was ...

A 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile shark while waist-deep in the surf at a suburban New York beach, according to state officials.

Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars. Experts say vehicle ...

The Gates of the Arctic National Park, in Alaska, is one of the marvels of the U.S. national park system. This and other parks lie on roads less traveled, and take some extra incentive to visit ...

The National Weather Service office in Charleston, South Carolina, suggested it may have been a meteorite. Technology typically used to detect lightning picked up on a flash of light late Thursday ...

Hungary's LGBTQ+ community plans to hold a Pride march in Budapest on Saturday despite a government ban. Prime Minister ...

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Countries that start with the letter ‘U’ are (Republic of) Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the ...

France plans to ban smoking on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other locations from July to protect children, the ...