In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey ‘s latest book club pick is a memoir by an old friend and personal hero, Tina Knowles. Winfrey ...

Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to ...

Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people ...

Barrick Gold Corp. has signed a deal to sell its 50 per cent interest in the Donlin gold project in Alaska to its partner ...

Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope Francis in 2013.

Israeli police on Tuesday were scouring the waters off the country's Mediterranean coast for a swimmer who they fear may have ...

The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year and ...

Advocating for migrants was one of Pope Francis' top priorities. His papacy saw a refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful ...