Girls consistently are outperforming boys, graduating at higher rates at public high schools around the country

By Jonathan Saul LONDON Ukraine's move to create a shipping channel for grain exports is a positive step

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON A U.S. judge in Texas ruled against a program offering deportation relief and work

Holidaymakers evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes arrive in Birmingham.

Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions

The European Union and Australia deadlocked in negotiations aimed at wrapping up a free-trade deal this week, putting

Ex-China Life Insurance boss Wang Bin is the latest high-profile boss to be caught up in the crackdown.

A strike by unionized Hollywood writers that is nearly two months old has already had a significant affect on the airing and production of television series

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has offered to help negotiate an end to the strikes that have hobbled Hollywood

Jehad Adwan scribbles the names and ages of his wife’s relatives in blue ink on a scrap of white paper

Hong Kong’s leader joined state media in blasting Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. over an incident where flight attendants

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus one year of probation, for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history