At least five civilians died after Russia launched a major nighttime attack on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, a barrage which officials said targeted civilian infrastructure.

Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's fictional hometown of Stars Hollow was born after Gilmore Girls creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, stayed in northwestern Connecticut. The show premiered in the fall of 2000.

In a refugee camp in Bangladesh, children jump rope with chains of rubber bands. In wartime Gaza, kids fly kites made from discarded parachutes. And in Ukraine, youngsters tussle in make-believe war, ...

Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save endangered reefs.

National parks across the country face conflicting demands and uncertainty as a result of the ongoing federal funding dispute.

The Houston Police Department ramped up its enforcement of rules intended to keep homeless people off sidewalks after the city council expanded the so-called civility ordinance. The typical fine was ...

As the shutdown enters its second day, the Houston-area Republican discusses the politics and the impact of the impasse.

The neurodegenerative disease damages patients' motor, cognitive and behavioral controls, which sometimes manifest as psychiatric symptoms. It is extremely rare and affects only an estimated 40,000 ...

Outside the Field Museum in Chicago, a bronze sculpture by artist Marla Friedman captures a moment a friendship was made. It's called "The Red Palm Nut." A young woman sits barefoot on the ground, ...

To raise awareness about the new delays, LINK Houston organized a morning rush hour race on Thursday between pedestrians and the METRO Red Line across seven downtown blocks.

An internal investigation conducted by Harris Health in 2021 determined that medical and insurance information of patients may have been obtained by a former employee in 2011 without permission.

The backlog comes after the company that ran the county’s voter registration system abruptly shut down and the state overhauled its own voter registration system.