Meloni secured the meeting at a critical juncture in the trade war. As the right-wing leader of her party she has, in a sense, been "knighted" to represent the European Union in meetings with Trump.

The Lyrid meteor shower will reach a peak later this month, but stargazers can catch a first glimpse beginning Wednesday ...

Shapiro, a Democrat, is Jewish and has said he supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being ...

All staff were put on leave at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Congress created the entity in 1987 and, among other things, it helped drive down veterans homelessness.

The National Labor Relations Board told employees Wednesday that DOGE staffers would be assigned to the agency, one day after ...

Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House ...

A federal judge ruled that there is "probable cause" to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his order last month to halt deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.

Britain's top court clarified the legal definition of a woman: Someone born biologically female. The ruling has implications for transgender rights.

As fewer people attend church in the U.S., some religious institutions are wondering what to do with the land they own. In Austin, Texas, the answer is to build affordable housing.

Two new studies suggest that stem cells are close to helping people with Parkinson's disease. The results are a victory for scientists who have spent decades trying to treat it with brain cells.

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health ...