TEHRAN, Iran — For some Iranians it offered a grim echo of an accidental shootdown by American forces over 30 years ago. Details of the interaction late Thursday are disputed. Iranian state media reported that…

WASHINGTON — After a brief lull due to the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea is carrying out large-scale smuggling operations off the coast of China in violation of U.N. sanctions, importing oil and selling coal and…

Hurricane Hanna was threatening the Texas coast on Saturday, with the storm set to bring heavy rains, coastal floods and possible tornadoes — all while the state struggles with a surge of coronavirus cases. Hanna…

The life of Rep. John Lewis, a hero of the civil rights movement and longtime Georgia congressman, will be celebrated over six days in five cities, beginning Saturday in Troy, Alabama, where he was born.…

WASHINGTON — It was a week that brought President Donald Trump's summer campaign message into focus: With just over 100 days to go until Election Day, the president and his team are focusing their efforts…

The new Taylor Swift album is good. If this were a different moment, I might have resisted such an unequivocal public declaration. Like so many other people who are too addicted to social media and…

In 1985, New York Gov. Mario Cuomo urged the public to have safe sex by using condoms to help stop the spread of AIDS. Condoms were the face masks of the 1980s. Some people wanted…

The United States passed a grim milestone Thursday, exceeding 4 million confirmed coronavirus cases and nearly 145,000 deaths nationwide. As the virus continues to spread in more than 30 states, experts say it could be…