I tugged at my wedding ring, but it wouldn’t budge. I’d put on so much weight that the gold band dug into my skin, leaving bulges on either side. Panting, I wrestled with it until it finally slid free ...

France’s latest political crisis turned into farce this week after prime minister Sebastien Lecornu unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday, only to be reappointed by Friday. Lecornu’s ...

CHARLOTTE — Residents in west Charlotte said they support plans to transform a former library into a community center and county commissioners want to team up with a nonprofit to step up a one-stop ...

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The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside. By Adam Rasgon David M. Halbfinger Natan Odenheimer Ronen ...

Senators departed Washington without a deal to end the government shutdown, ensuring it will last into next week with both sides still deadlocked. The upper chamber finished work for the week late ...

In late September, Laurel Vincenty got a letter from Blue Cross Blue Shield informing her that the subsidies that covered a big chunk of her health insurance would be expiring at the end of the year, ...

A semi-trailer was captured on video as it rolled into a Winnipeg street without a driver aboard, stopping traffic at an intersection in an incident a Canadian transport company says it’s now ...

BOISE, Idaho — Boise police took a man into custody Tuesday after officers said he was found and was believed to be armed and in crisis near the Boise River west of Americana Boulevard, authorities ...

The Hollywood Burbank Airport operated without air traffic controllers for several hours on Monday night, creating considerable flight delays for some travelers. In an advisory issued early Monday, ...

A Port St. Lucie mother’s Halloween night ended in handcuffs after officers say they found 'crowds' of teens drinking at her home. Week in Images: Nude beach confusion, road rage shooting, Gatsby ...

What has no brain, no nervous system, and not even nerves, yet acts as if it has reflexes? The answer is a Venus fly trap. This famous carnivorous plant captures insects and other small animals – and ...