MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature can be full of surprises.But for the last eight sessions

QUITO, Ecuador—When Rafael Correa entered Ecuador’s presidency in 2007, the nation faced an opportun

Jimmy Keene did the crime but he really didn't want to pay the time.And why would he? For 15 years,

PARIS (AP) — Authorities urged residents on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion to shelter ind

NEW YORK (AP) — A nonprofit law group dedicated to protecting the rights of Southern voters of color

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two Iranian journalists who were serving long prison sentences ov

Local, independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under p

The largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adapt to its changing e

Reading shouldn’t be stressful, but sometimes it’s fun to turn up the heat with a challenge to see h

MILAN (AP) — Milan designers are reflecting on a troubled world with collections that mark a return

TOKYO (AP) — An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sappor

LONDON (AP) — A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward

Many workers are dreaming of retirement — whether it's decades away or coming up soon. Either way, i

A Michigan man's plan to keep playing the same five numbers finally paid off, according to the Michi

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Starbucks' appeal of a court order requiring the coffee c