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Islamic State militants have reportedly released 19 Assyrian Christians who were abducted from a village in northeastern Syria last week. News of the Sunday release offered some hope to the…
Sixteen members of a breakaway Amish community from eastern Ohio are scheduled to be resentenced in Cleveland after a federal appellate court overturned their hate crime convictions. The resentencing Monday…
BUENOS AIRES — President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina made an impassioned defense on Sunday of her role in the investigation into the fatal bombing of a Jewish community…
The California Democrat’s comments to CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday’s “State of the Union” come days ahead of Netanyahu’s high-profile speech to Congress, in which he’s set to lobby against…
“Even with all the rush and fast pace of New York City, many elderly women manage to keep up with their lives in their own rhythm and grace,” photographer Patricia…
A 36-year-old shooter killed seven people in rural Missouri Thursday night before turning the gun on himself. In a news conference Friday morning, Sgt. Jeff Kinder of the Missouri State…
Former NFL player Vince Young had all the potential in the world. Growing up in a low-income community in Houston, Texas, he didn’t have an easy start — but football…
There are multiple crime scenes, including four in the Texas County community of Tyrone, Sigman told the Herald.
‘McFarland, USA’ follows the true-story of coach John White and his all-Latino track team, who despite being newcomers to the sport overcome obstacles to become champions. But director Niki Caro…
Gunmen in southern Afghanistan kidnapped 30 members of the Hazara ethnic community, authorities said Tuesday, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks on Shiites in…
While Detroit’s systemic problems often seem too large to tackle — like an ongoing foreclosure crisis and a broken transportation system — others have simpler solutions. One such solution has…
In its autopsy of those losses, the task force is calling for a new “national narrative project” to develop a simple explanation for a basic question: What do Democrats stand…
In its autopsy of those losses, the task force is calling for a new “national narrative project” to develop a simple explanation for a basic question: What do Democrats stand…
The abduction occurred near Malakal, where thousands of people have taken refuge following months of violence in the nation. Kidnappers gathered around a community and conducted house-to-house searches, according to…
The Vice President visited Iowa, home to the first-in-the-nation caucus, earlier in February, delivering a speech on the economy, touring a community college and visiting a local coffee shop. Earlier…
An ancient Jewish ghetto, once a vibrant community, has been reduced to a small group of families.” RAIDA, Yemen — About all that remain of Yemen’s ancient and once vibrant…
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday outlined his administration’s efforts to counter what he calls “violent extremism” in a speech to law enforcement, community and religious leaders gathered to discuss…
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday will outline his administration’s efforts to counter what he calls “violent extremism” in a speech to law enforcement, community and religious leaders gathered to…
In the southeastern Kentucky community where the 16-year-old made such an impression on many, those who knew him struggled to come to terms with how the church-going ROTC student remembered…
(Reuters) – A few worried families are all that remain of Yemen’s ancient Jewish community, and they too may soon flee after a Shi’ite Muslim militia seized power in the…
COPENHAGEN — Two men suspected of helping the 22-year-old gunman responsible for killing a documentary filmmaker and a guard in Copenhagen in a rare outbreak of terrorism have been arrested,…
In the last five years, a quirky idea for helping others has transformed into an event that has spurred thousands of people to donate more than $85,000 to nearly 100…
ELGIN, Ill. — Ordinarily, she never wore a veil. But it was required at the Islamic school where she worked, and she remembers being surprised when the head of the…
Few things are sweeter than overcoming long odds in the name of friendship. So for Valentine’s Day — or should we say Pal-entine’s Day, nope, we shouldn’t — we’ve rounded…
While there have been some impressive gains in the fight for marriage equality as of late, acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community remains a divisive topic…
“Community” star Joel McHale is a busy guy. Besides filming the new season of the show on Yahoo and working on “The Soup,” he also stars in a new video…
The prosecutor who inherited a high-profile case against Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is reaffirming the accusations. On Friday, Gerardo Pollicita formally re-opened the investigation into whether the president helped Iranian…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Neighbors knew Craig Stephen Hicks. He was the angry man on Summerwalk Circle, they said — irritated about noise, irascible about parking, hostile to religion. And…
WASHINGTON — Bank regulators and executives typically hope to escape a Senate Banking Committee hearing without becoming the subject of a viral video showing them humiliated at the hands of…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The police said it was all over a parking spot. The shooter’s wife said it wasn’t about religion. But many members of this college town’s close-knit…