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Ukraine has a long history of impunity when it comes to its treatment of journalists and activists. A recent incident leaves many wondering if the new government will bring true change.

Set in a small Irish village in the weeks leading up to Christmas 1962, Niall Williams' latest novel avoids cliché by investing specificity and life into characters and places.

Holland America has reported its fourth norovirus outbreak of 2025 on a cruise out of Port Everglades, with nearly 150 passengers and 10 crew members falling ill.

Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called off protests after a violent crackdown against his supporters in the capital Islamabad.

Pope Francis, 88, has been in critical condition since the weekend but showed improvement and resumed some work Monday, the Vatican said.

Florida had been a destination for people in the Deep South to get abortions, but on May first a six-week abortion ban goes into effect there, making the region the most restrictive for the procedure.

Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died.

An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.

Authorities in Madison, Wisc., don't yet know what led a student to open fire at Abundant Life Christian School killing a teacher, a fellow student and injuring six others.

California is leading 20 state attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block health officials from further sharing Medicaid data and the Trump administration from using it for immigration enforcement or "population surveillance."

The nonprofit provides support for an initiative led by Gov. Ron DeSantis' wife. The Orlando Sentinel's editor said the agency's characterization of a reporter's conduct was "completely false."

A lawsuit challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as 'Alligator Alley' has wrapped up with several key questions unanswered.

The committee asked the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is also looking to question Bill and Hillary Clinton, among several other former government officials.

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.

If a constitutional amendment to significantly reduce or eliminate property taxes were on the ballot, 65% would support that. Only 15% oppose it, with 20% unsure.

In addition to exhibits, students across the greater Tampa Bay region will have free access to marine STEM education with three teaching labs.

In Australia, a federal election may still be months away, but immigration — in particular the number of foreign students — is already a focus of political debate.

The apparent drive to encircle Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis was forcing people to flee further south to escape the fighting.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has crossed the Middle East trying to keep the war between Israel and Hamas from spreading.

Scientists test a traditional method for fermenting yogurt... using ants.

A year ago, the WHO and Africa CDC triggered the highest health alert for the mpox outbreak. experts say the response has been an indicator of how poorly prepared the world is for a future pandemic.

Neurotoxin levels were highest in the dolphins stranded during warmer months, when harmful algal blooms are more severe.

The Japanese Joro spider has made it's home in Georgia. Its big, beautiful, harmless to people, shy and rapidly growing in numbers. It's invasive, but it is not yet clear what harm it can cause.

BBC science journalist Richard Gray tells NPR's Daniel Estrin that dinosaurs may not have roared in the manner we commonly imagine.