(The Hill) — After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve. President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law Tuesday. Among ...

Five Palestinian journalists have been killed by an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

The late Amada Cardenas was called many things — the “angel of peyote,” the “peyote rose” or simply “Grandma Amada.” The ...

The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America.

In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the ...

Westport fire officials say no injuries were reported after a fire started in the basement of a home on Christmas. Firefighters were dispatched to the Horseshoe Lane home ...

Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with ...

NORWALK, Conn. (WNTH) — Looking for winter vacation activities with the kids? Well, a popular destination has welcomed a new resident, its first-ever sloth. “This is Jeffrey, our Linne’s two-toed ...

The Russian operator of a cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria said Thursday that it had been hit by a series of explosions in an act of sabotage.

Greek traffic police were warning drivers in areas with ice and snow to use snow chains, after long traffic jams were reported near some ski resorts because of cars becoming ...

As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with ...

While elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City will receive the most attention next year, 2025 will also see ...