A new study on maternal mortality finds that the death rate is up to 50 times higher in many African countries than in high-income countries.

A powerful weather system swept through the region, bringing blizzard conditions and leaving many communities with record-setting floods. At least two people have died.

A 17-year-old smashed an egg on the head of the controversial Australian senator who made comments blaming the mass shooting in New Zealand on Muslim immigration.

Police say the number of people dead in the mass shooting that occurred at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has risen to 50. Another 50 people are injured, with two in critical condition.

The former speaker of the House says he has never used marijuana. But he says that “if other people use the product, who am I to say they shouldn’t?”

In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque shootings, experts who monitor hate groups say violent white extremism is on the rise and is the most prominent threat.

About 40 million people in the U.S. are family caregivers. One in four is a millennial, which presents tensions for a generation still making its way into the world.

The center-right European People’s Party faces off with its Hungarian partners that keep bashing Brussels and migrants.

A study found consuming two eggs per day was linked to a 27 percent higher risk of developing heart disease. The finding reopens the debate about the potential risks of too much dietary cholesterol.

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection to a fifth term. But Algerians are demanding that he resign immediately and not prolong his nearly 20-year rule.

On Friday, Muslim-Americans urged political leaders and tech companies to confront the spread of hate and racism that has led to scores of worshippers being slaughtered in religious institutions.

One of the most shocking aspects of the attack that left 49 people dead is that it happened in a country where low crime rates are a part of its identity.

The shootings at mosques in New Zealand were live-streamed on Facebook, and shared on YouTube and Twitter. The companies have been challenged on their ability to remove this kind of content quickly.

President Trump used his veto pen for the first time Friday. GOP senators who bucked the president in Thursday’s vote said they did so to preserve congressional control over government spending.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dispatching a dozen additional staff and sending some of them closer to the area of the outbreak.

At least one man opened fire during afternoon prayers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Police have charged a 28-year-old Australian with murder.

Washington’s legal community worries that the attacks on federal law enforcement, judges and the broader justice system may hurt its reputation long after the special counsel’s investigation wraps.

Brexit has convulsed Britain like no other political event in decades. At the end of a week in which Parliament held key votes, things look considerably different than they did on Monday.

A Michigan woman was engaging in constitutionally protected free speech when she made a crude hand gesture, a federal court ruled.

First is unlike any other book written about the justice. Evan Thomas breaks new ground with extraordinary access to O’Connor, her papers, journals — and even 20 years of her husband’s diary.

President Trump and congressional leaders name infrastructure as one area where they think they can reach a bipartisan deal. But the committee working on a plan is also investigating the president.

Warren is pushing for the breakup of big tech, citing what she calls an unfair advantage. In an interview with NPR about her core campaign messages, Warren also discussed trade and climate change.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the shooting can “only be described as a terrorist attack.” Authorities have charged a male in his late 20s with murder.

The embassy is closed but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Venezuelans the U.S. stands by interim President Juan Guaidó and supports Venezuelans’ aspirations to live in a democracy.

The search for a missing child led to a raid of a rural compound and the grisly discovery of 11 emaciated children. Their relatives were training to attack U.S. personnel, federal authorities say.

The celebration will take place on June 29 and 30, while the original 10 days of events will be postponed to next year, in part as a result of the partial government shutdown.

The kingdom’s leading human rights leader said demands to “internationalize” the probe would be “tantamount to the international community doubting the integrity of our judicial apparatus.”

The civil rights organization, well-known for its tracking of hate groups, was founded in 1971. No specific reason was given for his firing, although Dees said it related to a personnel issue.

The resolution to terminate the president’s national emergency declaration sets up the likely first veto confrontation between Congress and the White House since President Trump took office.

As ISIS loses territory and captives are rescued, broken Yazidi families hold out hope that their loved ones could still return.

“The second I stopped being afraid of someone calling me fat, I was able to start to focus on my goals and my dreams,” Bryant says. She co-writes and stars in the Hulu comedy series Shrill.

Some linguists are arguing that the advent of softer food thousands of years ago led to changes in biting patterns and, eventually, to more frequent use of sounds like “f” and “v” in human languages.