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President Biden has been spending a lot of time courting senators — from both sides of the aisle — ahead of making his decision on who to nominate for a vacant seat on the Supreme Court.

The family history of SARS-CoV-2 is not what virologists expected — and it sheds light on the coronavirus that launched a pandemic. Check out our illustration of the virus's family tree.

Former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet testified Tuesday he was to blame for an incorrect passage about former Gov. Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial on heated political rhetoric.

A fence is often thought of as something that provides protection. But even amid recent attacks on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, not all Israelis support more fencing.

"We are collecting from every person of goodwill," says a Roman Catholic priest who started a low-cost clinic. "We are not expecting a miracle. We hope to create a place where people feel respected."

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

The government could run out of money to pay its bills as soon as June 1. President Biden said talks were "productive" though Speaker Kevin McCarthy said "I didn't see any new movement."

The rebellious Russian mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow before abruptly reversing course will move to neighboring Belarus and not face prosecution, the Kremlin said Saturday, as part of a deal to defuse a crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power.

After back-to-back hurricanes and wildfires, insurers are looking for more-resilient construction materials. That means building model homes and then blowing off their roofs or setting them on fire.

Warmer weather up north is opening up shipping lanes and new access to natural resources. It's also fueling a military buildup.