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Thousands of foreign fighters are joining the fighting in Iraq and Syria. According to U.S. intelligence officials, the flow of foreign fighters includes a hefty contingent from the West. Why are so many Westerners are going, and will they bring the violence they learned abroad back home?

The U.S. men's soccer team moves on to the World Cup's round of 16. They lost to Germany, but advance because Portugal beat Ghana. The team will get to rest a bit before playing Belgium on Tuesday.

The book, loosely based on Randy Rainbow's own childhood experiences, is about a fabulously creative elementary school boy who's teased mercilessly for his clothing, his painted nails and his penchant for listening to Broadway tunes.

Former Florida CFO Alex Sink said the settlement should have been vetted by then-CFO Jimmy Patronis. She called for a separate probe into why that didn’t happen.

A community grassroots organization is pushing back against a proposal that would strip the Ringling Museum of Art of its partnership with FSU and give it to New College of Florida.

We visit the hometown of the ousted Syrian President, Bashir al-Assad. Qardaha lies in northwest Syria, considered the heartlands of the Alawite religious sect.

President Trump is ending diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government. But big companies have already been rolling back their DEI promises, for business as well as political reasons.

President Trump is downplaying reports that right wing provocateur Laura Loomer influenced the firing of multiple National Security Council officials.

The North Korean announcement came two days after Russia said its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region. Ukrainian officials denied the claim.

The saltwater is threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans metro area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater levee to stop the intrusion.

Michelle Obama urged Democrats to do all they can to win. Barack Obama asked delegates to “listen” to voters who aren’t ready yet. VP nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addresses the DNC Wednesday night.

President Trump is signing an executive order clarifying that Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act applies to anti-Semitism. Critics say it could silence pro-Palestinian voices on college campuses.

European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Facebook's parent company hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.

After the most recent round of diplomatic expulsions, the U.S. embassy in Moscow has lost vital staff — including those working on important bilateral issues, like Syria, Ukraine and arms control. For ordinary Russians, the cuts at the embassy mean it's virtually impossible to get a U.S. visa in Moscow anymore.

A number of Environmental Protection Agency officials have been demoted or reassigned after raising concerns about the way EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is managing the agency, according to a report from The New York Times.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee he believes in judicial independence. Members questioned him on topics including abortion rights, executive power and guns.

David Greene talks to Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer, who describes how online alt-tech sites like Gab help push conspiracy theories and alt-right ideologies from the fringes into the mainstream.

President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to the widow of Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, only the 19th airman to receive the medal and the first since Vietnam. Chapman was killed in 2002 in Afghanistan while attempting to rescue a Navy SEAL.

Houston is reeling after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses and causing widespread damage. Four people were killed.

China on Wednesday announced a retaliatory tariff on all U.S. imports, bringing the total tariff level to 84%. The measures are a response to President Trump's latest round of tariffs, which went into effect overnight.

Greece's new prime minister gave his first speech to Parliament Sunday. His nation was eager to hear his plans to revive the country's ravaged economy while also ending unpopular austerity measures.

In western North Carolina, officials are struggling to rescue people following Tropical Storm Helene. Many are without power, water systems are offline and cell service is down.

A decade ago, a new ant showed up in NYC. Now, it's everywhere in the city and is spreading at a rate of about a mile a year. Scientists are trying to understand why this ant has been so successful.

Farmers are often "land rich, cash poor." Those who need nursing home care might have to sell or break up their farm to pay for it. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Actor Terry Crews answers a Wild Card question about a time he experienced awe. He says as a Black kid growing up in struggling Flint, Mich., he never thought his life would be this good.