Puerto Ricans are still struggling to recover a year after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
A new branch of the U.S. armed forces may be created to defend the nation from space.
A Supreme Court justice’s sudden retirement has sparked a political battle over who will replace him.
An international effort saved the lives of 12 boys trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand.
Mansa Musa, an early African ruler, used his immense wealth to forge one of the world’s great empires.
Two experts weigh in on the pros and cons of drafting women into the military.
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Political cartoonists comment on the Supreme Court, the Thai cave rescue, and political divisions.
A new required school course in India teaches students how to be happier.
Record-breaking heat in Europe attracts surprising new visitors from South America: flamingoes.
A new kind of vending machine dispenses super-short stories to people waiting in long lines.
This map shows the most-looked-up word in your state—and the other 49 as well.