New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and ...

An exit poll in Ireland's parliamentary election released late Friday suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly ...

Insurgents breached Syria's largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, in a ...

Trudeau flew to Florida on Friday to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump ...

Some parts of the country will receive heavy lake-effect snow and others will see rain or dry weather with subfreezing ...

In a historic vote, lawmakers advanced a bill that would grant the option of assisted dying to those in England and Wales ...

The holidays are upon us. 'Tis the season for chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose — and ...

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The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon requires Hezbollah fighters to move North, away from the border with Israel. Lebanon's government is responsible for ensuring it happens.

Two years after mass protests, women are still demonstrating against Iran's mandatory hijab law and clerical rule. Iran's government is saying the activists are in need of psychiatric help.

A new CDC report finds that more than 85% of U.S. adults 65 and older are not getting enough exercise. All adults should get moderate aerobic activity and weight or resistance training every week.