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The six-word memoir conceit grew into a popular series of books, but the editors knew it was tough to share a meaningful story in so few words. So Smith Magazine released The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous and Obscure, a collection of longer tales.

For many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse honors tradition.

One rupee won't buy much in India these days. It's worth two cents, not enough even for a cup of tea. But this trifle of a coin can still cause a great deal of trouble in India's bureaucratic culture.

Now that the dust has settled after the U.S. midterm elections, European nations are wondering what it all means for them. Although last week's Republican success is not expected to provoke a sudden shift in President Obama's foreign policy, analysts say there are concerns that congressional opposition will affect specific issues -- among them Afghanistan, the Middle East and the START nuclear weapons treaty with Russia.

A decade after swimming nonstop for more than two straight days from Cuba to Florida, Diana Nyad returned to the Key West beach where she completed her epic journey, helping return a rehabilitated sea turtle to the Atlantic.

For some, scars aren't just Halloween costumes. One activist asks us to think twice before using them.

Early reports that a secondary dish at the observatory was destroyed by Maria turn out not to be correct, according to a group that helps run the facility.

Leon County, which includes the capital Tallahassee, is bracing for impact as Hurricane Irma moves north. David Greene talks to Vincent Long, the Leon County administrator, about Irma.

While the nation's attention has largely been on hurricanes, the wildfire crisis in Montana and much of the Northwest continues to worsen with no reprieve from the weather in sight.

The circles in this optical illusion aren't really moving. But don't blame your lying eyes — blame your lying brain.

The weekend fire has indefinitely shut down a major freeway through downtown Los Angeles. More than 300,000 people travel through the freeway corridor every day, state officials say.

Duke Energy Florida is seeking approval from state regulators to collect $91.9 million from customers next year because of costs related to restoring power after Hurricane Idalia.

Former President Jimmy Carter turns 99 today. There were celebrations yesterday at the Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.

Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone is a sleuthing novel that was ahead of its time.

Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China's coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea.

Nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters surveyed say they support President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war, even as a majority express disapproval of Israel's prime minister.

Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation's first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas.

The charges against 21-year-old Patrick Dai, a junior, come as tensions have risen on college campuses across the U.S. Dai hasn't yet entered a plea and is expected in federal court on Wednesday.

Gershon Baskin, a peace activist known as the only Israeli who has kept up direct contact with leaders of Hamas, is publicly breaking ties with one of them.

Several justices have faced ethics questions in recent months, but the Supreme Court has so far resisted imposing a code of ethics.

Jones can make a sprawling sea of fans feel like a small gathering of confidants. Hear a live version of the Day Breaks cut from a deluxe edition.

The case dates back to a presidential primary debate to 2016 and Sen. Marco Rubio's mocking of candidate Donald Trump as having "small hands."

A celebrity who was a serial rapist and molester operated at the BBC for years, was revered, and knighted. After he died, the BBC bungled its own efforts to investigate and expose him.

A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israel's armed forces Friday, but the details were in dispute. Despite the killing, the truce still stands.

While driving from Mexico to the U.S., Ellen Butterfield was stopped at the border with a bag of chemotherapy drugs for her husband. She remembers the kindness of a law enforcement officer.