The northeastern Brazilian city of Recife, where the Oscar-nominated movie "The Secret Agent" is set, is revelling in its moment in the limelight as tourists flock to film locations and a classic ...

US President Donald Trump is pressing Republicans to pass a sweeping overhaul of voting rules that critics say is less about election security than trying to block millions of people from casting ...

At a massive shipyard in North Vancouver, Canadian workers grind metal beams for a powerful new icebreaker crucial to cementing the country's presence in the increasingly contested Arctic. Icebreakers ...

When a film stays with you, it is often because of the magical chemistry among the actors. You can thank casting directors for that, and finally, the Academy is honoring them too. After nearly a ...

MONTANA — The West Central Montana Avalanche Center issued avalanche warnings for areas including Seeley Lake, Rattlesnake and Bitterroot following a recent windstorm. In the northwest corner of the ...

Austria's Sepp Straka and American Sahith Theegala were among five players sharing the lead at five-under par 67 when darkness halted Thursday's opening round of the US PGA Players Championship.

The first foreign visit of Venezuela's US-backed interim leader since taking power was abruptly canceled on Thursday, just hours before she was due to arrive in Colombia. Delcy Rodriguez Rodriguez was ...

In 1912, Japan sent Washington D.C. 3,000 cherry trees as a gift. Two years ago, it sent 250 more, one for every year of the ...

Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.

World number two Jannik Sinner kept his bid for a first Indian Wells title on track Thursday, overpowering 20-year-old American Learner Tien 6-1, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals. Sinner is in the ...

World number two Jannik Sinner powered past Learner Tien 6-1, 6-2 to book a semi-final showdown with fourth-ranked Alexander Zverev at Indian Wells on Thursday. Sinner is in the semi-finals at the ...

Smiljan Radic Clarke, a Chilean architect whose modern buildings can sometimes appear "deliberately unfinished," is the recipient of this year's Pritzker Prize, considered the Nobel of architecture, ...