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Venezuelan authorities said Sunday that the death toll from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the country’s northern coast nearly a month ago has risen to 5,208, as recovery efforts increasingly shift from ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins has designated herself as chairwoman of the Miami City Commission, effectively removing longtime Chairwoman Christine King from the position.

“As we move into this next chapter, my ...Read more

The State Department is publishing a report Monday accusing Cuba of fomenting left-wing extremism in the United States and building a sophisticated espionage and influence network focused on penetrating and undermining U.S...Read more

MIAMI — The National Republican Campaign Committee is adding Florida’s new 22nd District stretching across almost the whole of South Florida as a key target to keeping control of the U.S. House in November.

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Thursday night, Donald Trump launched into a primetime TV diatribe rehashing his obsession with the idea that the 2020 election was stolen from him and that forthcoming elections must be made more “secure” in ways that...Read more

LONDON — Andy Burnham pledged a “new economic model” for the U.K. as he sought to reassure Britons that his ascension as their seventh prime minister in little over a decade would bring an end to the country’s ...Read more

CHICAGO -- In “Romeo & Juliet,” Shakespeare gives away the ending right at the play’s beginning. A “pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life,” he writes of the story’s teenage protagonists in the play’s ...Read more

LONDON — Andy Burnham is set to become the U.K.’s seventh prime minister in just over a decade with numerous outstanding questions about who will be in his Cabinet and the policy direction he will pursue.

In an ...Read more

The U.S. conducted a ninth straight day of airstrikes on Iran, trying to force the Islamic Republic to stop shipping attacks and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The American military bombed military targets and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Hoping for a few final wins before the midterms, Republicans are going for reconciliation — again. That’s partly because other legislative paths to President Donald Trump’s desk are disappearing.

They...Read more

BEIRUT — President Donald Trump long railed against forever wars.

For years, whether as president or candidate, he flayed electoral opponents and previous presidents with his signature barbs, calling their ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A tropical depression in the Gulf is forecast to grow into Tropical Storm Bertha on Monday as it slowly moves toward the coast and could threaten the Florida Panhandle, according to the National Hurricane...Read more

Hazel Brannon Smith was almost certainly the most unpopular woman in Mississippi when she wrote an editorial in 1963 lambasting the racist White Citizens Councils in the Lexington Advertiser, a newspaper she owned.

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In a time of political polarization, it’s easy to forget that the vast majority of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs – 80% or more, depending on the poll – value environmental conservation. However, this ...Read more

Every year, the global pharmaceutical industry produces trillions of doses of medications. Manufacturing these drugs involves several stages, and the chance of contamination increases with every step.

Thus, ...Read more

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

How hot does it get in the desert? – Henry, age 5, ...Read more

Megan (not her real name) had always taken pride in her ability to meet someone once and remember their name. Then came a breast cancer diagnosis in her 40s, chemotherapy, and the brain fog that followed. She struggled ...Read more

Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain has weighed in on whether stars should speak publicly about their political views, insisting most of them should "shut up".

After Sir Mick Jagger called out Bruce Springsteen for his anti...Read more

NSYNC star Lance Bass says he would've loved to be part of New Kids On The Block - the boy band giants who helped define the late '80s and early '90s pop explosion.

New Kids On The Block, who formed in 1984 and went on to...Read more

Todd Bridges reconnected with his Diff'rent Strokes co-star Gary Coleman with a little help from an airline crew.

The pair played bothers on the hit sitcom, but they grew apart in the last few years of filming and lost ...Read more