It’s also affecting workers and communities outside the Washington, D.C. area, where about 80% of that workforce is based.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were ...

When spring arrives it always reminds me of the life energy of the earth and how plants transform plain old dirt into food ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire began Thursday ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic ...

Both wounds were minor,” according to the press release from police, and both men were taken to separate hospitals for ...

The Texas Lottery, one of the largest in the U.S., is facing mounting scrutiny from state leaders over how the winners of an ...

Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will ...

The program will be phased in over the course of two years, with a lottery system to select students for the full-day program ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, the Vatican said, working from his hospital ...

By The Associated Press Gruff in demeanor yet much beloved, Gene Hackman was one of the finest actors of his generation. The ...