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The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo. Its members are survivors of the August 1945 U.S. nuclear bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Some of the worst Hurricane Milton flooding came from torrential rains that swelled creeks and rivers. In Clearwater, Fla., over 500 people were rescued by boat from a creek-flooded apartment complex.
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Palestinian citizens of Israel say they have experienced increased discrimination by Jewish Israelis since the attacks of Oct. 7.
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Hidden -- though not effectively -- in a lawsuit against Tiktok, there are accusations that company executives have deceived the public about the social media app’s effects on young people.
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Civil society organizations are quietly undertaking unprecedented efforts to stave off possible election-related political violence. Many are focused on shoring up local communities against the worst.
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Japanese prosecutors said they will not appeal the acquittal of an 88-year-old former boxer, who was the world’s longest-serving inmate sentenced to death until his release in 2014.
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An Israeli strike leveled an apartment building in central Beirut Thursday night, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 100.
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Donald Trump and other Republican candidates in top races are focusing on campaign ads around transgender rights in the closing weeks of the election.
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California's new rules protecting indoor workers from extreme heat went into effect in July. How are they working out so far?
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The author of the 1973 children’s book How to Eat Fried Worms, Thomas Rockwell, died late September of Parkinson’s disease and other ailments. He was 91.