Hennepin County leaders say the added cost is worth it to reduce the organic waste going to landfills or the controversial ...

The Expo 2025 opened in Osaka on Sunday with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to celebrate the start of the six-month event that Japan hopes will unite the world divided by ...

Donald Trump's doctor says the oldest man to be elected president is ''fully fit'' to serve as commander in chief as the White House released the results of Trump's physical exam from Friday.

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ''Good Palm Sunday, a good Holy Week," in yet another reassuring public sign of ...

At least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in Congo's conflict-battered east, authorities said Saturday. The government traded blame with Rwanda-backed rebels over who was responsible for the ...

German police in Cologne on Sunday detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral.

School-based substance abuse services and other programs are being cut after $27.5 million was rescinded. Providers hope a court battle will restore the grants.

Overall, Texas has among the lowest per capita state funding for public health in the nation, just $17 per person in 2023, according to the State Health Access Data Assistance Center.

Immunization programs nationwide have been left brittle by years of stagnant funding by federal, state and local governments. In Texas and elsewhere, this helped set the stage for the measles outbreak ...

Ena Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama defeated Kayla Cross and Rebecca Marino 6-3, 5-7 6-2 in the decisive doubles match to secure Japan a spot in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Sunday.

More than 20 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, the city's acting mayor said Sunday.

Tanzania's main opposition party faces exclusion from general elections set for October after its leader was charged with treason last week.