The Florida students who created an international movement to raise awareness about gun violence after a deadly school shooting have been awarded the International Children's Peace Prize
Florida's election is officially in the books two weeks after a contentious election that led to recounts and finger-pointing
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Kennedy will receive an award from Ireland's president for his Albany-based literary works focusing on the Irish-American experience
The Georgian government says a charity controlled by the chairman of the ruling party is ready to write off debts of 600,000 people in what has been described as an attempt to buy votes ahead of a runoff in next week's presidential election
A policeman was stabbed and injured by an assailant who was shot close to the Grand Place in Brussels historic center
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michael Foley, Baylor University(THE CONVERSATION) Each year the holidays bring with them an increase in both the consumption of alcohol and concern about drinking’s harmful effects.Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinful to drink and make merry, moderately and responsibly, during a holy season or at any other time? As a historical theologian, I researched the role
One of Miami's former drug kingpins from the "cocaine cowboy" era has been deported to the Dominican Republic after serving prison time
Global stocks are sinking as big technology companies continue to plunge, and retailers fall after Target and other companies report weak results or give disappointing forecasts
Chinese President Xi Jinping says negotiations between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations on a nonaggression pact to prevent clashes in the disputed South China Sea could be concluded in three years
Tech stocks sink again, erasing market's gains for the year; Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 500 points
The 2018 midterms are barely history, but the next campaign is already in full swing in Iowa
Finally, the year is over for Germany
Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has targeted a gathering of Muslim religious scholars in Kabul, killing at least 40 people
Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street as a rout in major technology companies continued.
The leaders of UEFA and the group representing Europe's top clubs have dismissed the threat of privately-run new competitions
The Senate's top Democrat is asking the Justice Department's watchdog to open an investigation into communications between acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and the White House
A former Nazi concentration camp guard on trial on hundreds of counts of being an accessory to murder says that although he served more than two years at Stutthof he was unaware prisoners were being executed there
Italian prosecutors have ordered the seizure of a migrant rescue ship and accused the aid group Doctors Without Borders of illegally disposing of 24,000 kilograms of medical waste accumulated during rescues
British sprinter Nigel Levine, who has won world and European championship medals, has been banned four years for doping
Afghan Health Ministry: Bombing in Kabul targeting gathering of religious scholars kills at least 40 people, wounds 60
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