Swiss parliament approves ban on full-face coverings like burqas, and sets fine for violators

LE BOURGET, France — Aleksandra Miroslaw, a Polish sport climber with her hair pulled in a ponytail

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges a

DETROIT (AP) — Two Michigan hospital systems plan to combine operations in the Detroit metropolitan

The second-largest teacher's union in the U.S. has partnered with a company that can detect when stu

No, it's not an omen or a weird biblical sign of the apocalypse. Thousands of tarantulas are venturi

BEIRUT (AP) — Two drones launched at a base hosting U.S. troops in western Iraq were intercepted Wed

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican court employees said Wednesday they will go on strike from Thursday throu

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican court employees said Wednesday they will go on strike from Thursday throu

PARIS — Standing outside the park venue Wednesday after American Tom Schaar won the silver medal, sk

In the wake of a devastating blast at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of peop

A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained i

NICE, France (AP) — French soccer club Nice suspended defender Youcef Atal on Wednesday until furthe

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felo

The mother of a French-Israeli woman among the scores of people being held hostage by Hamas after th

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street after big U.S.

Stock market today: Asian shares follow Wall Street lower, and Japan reports September exports rose