A mother and daughter were freed for "humanitarian reasons", says Hamas, but the claim is unconfirmed.

More than 60 million people from Colorado to the Carolinas are under threat for severe storms Sunday, including heavy rain, hail and tornadoes, with the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys at greatest threat.

Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a long second career as a British lawmaker, has died

Sharp was caught on May 12 in Jamaica, Queens, after officials accused him of obstructing traffic with another unnamed individual

A Spanish court has opened a judicial investigation into an alleged hate crime perpetrated by the three people arrested this week for racially abusing Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior during a game

An Australian prosecutor says the former principal of an Australian Jewish school feigned mental illness in a seven-year battle to avoid extradition on child sex abuse charges

Bond deals arranged by Credit Suisse and Bank of America Corp. in connection with debt swaps for emerging-market

A general election Wednesday in Zimbabwe is crucial to determining the future of a southern African nation endowed with vast mineral resources and rich agricultural land

Ana Navarro explained to her followers how Patmos Island is different from Santorini, her previous stop in Greece

A group of the Premier Hockey Federation’s more high-profile players issued a unifying message by saying they’re eager to join forces in helping launch a new women’s professional hockey league in January — even as it comes at the expense of their league

Hallstatt, in the Alps, has a population of 700 but can get up to 10,000 visitors a day.

Israel’s military and rescue services say attacks by Lebanon’s Hezbollah group have wounded seven Israeli troops and 10 other people