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Sailors on cargo ships spend months at sea. Now, a shipping bottleneck and lack of access to COVID vaccines have them stuck on their vessels.

Most agents received significantly reduced discipline, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The story of the Little family women is one of perseverance, of pushing further than the previous generation and yet still starting from behind.

Title 42 is a public health policy that's being used to determine whether immigrants can cross the border. Here's how it works.

The former president hopes to run out the clock on investigations and raise money off his legal difficulties.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake was reported Saturday evening at 10:11 p.m. Pacific time 13 miles from Yilan, Taiwan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The FDA and CDC say it's OK to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots, and in some cases it's preferred.

As it turns out, the Department of Justice has emphatically resisted contempt of Congress referrals related to the executive branch.

The Taliban has issued edicts that are likely to smother what few independent media outlets survived the collapse of the U.S.-backed government.

A wave of killings of women by their current or former partners has rattled France, where critics blame a deeply entrenched sexism.

After decades of stagnating wages and diminishing pension and healthcare benefits, many U.S. workers are fed up. A small but growing number are organizing.

Days after he was sentenced to life for murder in L.A., Robert Durst is charged with murder in the death of his first wife, Kathie, in New York.

Negotiations remain stalled on a U.S. compact with the Marshall Islands, partly because of differences over the U.S. nuclear legacy there.

Migrants from Haiti and around the world are camped out in northwest Colombia, a staging ground for the harrowing trip to the United States.

Questioning whether a right to abortion even exists, Texas asks the Supreme Court to reject a challenge to its strict law and overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Scientists are trying to decide who should be eligible for COVID-19 booster shots, but they're missing key data that would help them.

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine greatly reduced the risk of coronavirus infection and COVID-19 in teens despite the Delta variant's rise.

The Senate's failure to pass voting rights bill is likely to intensify pressure from progressives on Democratic leaders to eliminate the filibuster.

The House Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol riot votes to hold ex-Trump advisor Stephen K. Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena.

Experts say his death should not be interpreted as a failure of COVID-19 vaccines in the broader population.

Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dies of COVID-19 complications after bout with blood cancer.

The Justice Department files an emergency appeal urging the Supreme Court to suspend the Texas law that has banned most abortions there.

Passing President Biden's agenda would be a huge test for Nancy Pelosi, one of the most effective House speakers in history.

The piñon nut is a beloved snack of the American Southwest, surrounded by traditions. But the harvest is getting smaller and smaller.

Despite campaign promises on Cuba, President Biden has not opened paths on the remittances and travel some say would most help islanders.

From the Philippines to El Salvador, there is a long history of American missionaries facing violence while trying to spread their religions abroad.

Since spring, actor Matthew McConaughey has been considering a run for governor of Texas, but he has not committed.

Monument removals and a replica of the Templo Mayor pyramid infuriated critics, but can Mexico's populist government spark an Indigenous cultural renaissance?

The popularity of "Squid Game" is inseparable from South Korea's very real crisis of mounting household debt, gaping inequality and a weak social safety net.

The State Department is trying to relocate the some of the family members to the United States. Ten people, including seven children, were killed in the blast.

U.S. health advisors unanimously endorsed Johnson & Johnson's request to offer a second dose to its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine.

Opponents of the plan say the settlement lets the Boy Scouts off the hook for billions in damages from decades of abuse.

Barbara Easley-Cox describes what she experienced as a member of the Black Panther Party, from California to Algeria to North Korea and beyond.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is with the 42nd president of the United States at UC Irvine Medical Center, sources confirmed.

Thousands of miles of inactive oil pipelines have been abandoned on the seafloor. Aging platforms pose an additional risk.

Older Americans — experienced Americans — owe it to themselves and their kids and grandkids to push the nation in a better direction.

Biden administration tries to build on Trump-era accords between Israel and a few Arab or Muslim nations as Blinken hosts Israeli and Emirati officials.

A long-standing tradition of keeping pregnant women out of clinical trials is having serious consequences with regard to COVID-19.

House votes to lift debt limit, but only for a few months. A redo in December will be harder.

Bunche Hall's namesake, Angeleno and UCLA grad Ralph J. Bunche, was the first Black person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, for bringing about an armistice in Palestine.

U.S. officials called the errant drone strike that killed 10 in Afghanistan a 'tragic mistake.' The family is still waiting for it to be rectified.

The pandemic pushed the world's poor into direr straits, but for some young people it launched careers and improved chances for wealth. The diverging fates of young adults point to the increased inequalities the pandemic has revealed in a world facing dramatic change.

Oil spills are likely to increase as fossil fuel use tapers, and oil companies put off upgrades to aging infrastructure, experts say.

Here are three bipartisan steps Congress could take right now to reduce the harm social media platforms cause. Will they act?