Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

Niger's military junta has introduced a new penal code that criminalizes homosexuality

Philippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south

Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time after certain injuries

In most nations hosting the World Cup, soccer is a fixation

Independents helped Trump win his second term, but many have since soured on him, a new AP-NORC polling analysis finds

U.S. President Donald Trump has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war

South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister have been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to heighten tensions with North Korea and and justify declaring martial law at home

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day