The Great American State Fair has kicked off on the National Mall in Washington

An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary

Nasser Hospital says an Israeli drone strike has killed two Palestinian siblings in southern Gaza

A heat wave is hitting central and eastern Europe, with record temperatures in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Denmark

Witnesses and emergency services say a militant has rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces

New federal figures show that about 3 million fewer people had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year

Desperation mounts as officials say death toll from Venezuela earthquake rises to 1,430

Ann Blyth, an Oscar nominee at 17 as Joan Crawford’s wayward daughter in “Mildred Pierce” who later sang opposite Mario Lanza and Howard Keel in MGM musicals of the 1950s, has died at age 98

Two major storms are pounding Japan, causing landslides and floods