On the morning of Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman, a former Marine, stepped out on the observation deck of the University of Texas Tower and aimed his Remington bolt-action rifle at his first victims on ...

The sprawling Russia investigation that has dogged President Donald Trump predates both the November 2016 election of the billionaire businessman and the May 2017 appointment of special counsel Robert ...

The 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York destroyed much more than the landmark Twin Towers of the city’s World Trade Center. A total of 10 buildings, including all seven of the WTC complex, and the ...

Édgar Zúñiga runs this 80-year-old ice cream shop in Quito. This shop has seen a lot of history, including back in the 1990s when power had to be rationed. There were blackouts and even a national ...

Rasid Tugral won fans in the social media stratosphere for his mesmerizing photos of the night sky over his Turkish homeland. He shared images – such as one of a juniper tree against a glistening ...

The war in Afghanistan has had high costs for the United States in terms of lives lost, troops deployed and dollars spent. The United States mounted an invasion of Afghanistan following the September ...

The first mass shooting in modern U.S. history at a college or university took place in 1966 at the University of Texas at Austin. Fifteen people were killed and 31 others injured. Since then, eight ...

Rebecca Solomon is living a nightmare that's lasted more than three years since her daughter and the other Chibok Girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram Boko Haram distorts the Quran to justify violence.

The desert sun beats down from a cloudless sky as Las Vegas landscaper Mat Baroudi roars across Lake Mead in his motorboat. It’s hot. The lake is the perfect place to be on a scorching Nevada morning.

Through its Belt and Road Initiative, China has made its mark worldwide, funding projects as far-flung as power plants in Ecuador and high-speed rail in Laos. But exactly what is the Belt and Road ...

Dams have long been used to produce power and water for agriculture, but they can devastate river ecosystems. In a major victory for environmentalists and Native American communities, four aging ...

The ups and downs of the one-state, two-state and three-state proposals to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Beginning in the 20th century, the international community faced the question of how ...