1868 – The U.S. Congress enacted legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government. 1868 – ...

Palestine’s tiny strip coastal strip, Gaza, has become a global cause over the past 17 years thanks, in part, to two women ...

Critics invoked the spectre of 2003 and the quagmire of Iraq. Opinion pieces warned of regional blowback and a united front ...

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In Cuba, some of us laugh at how naïve these attempts are to trap people so easily in a country mostly closed to financial ...

Berlin blockade lifted, but planes keep flying FRANKFURT, May 12, 1949 (UP) -- With 1,583,721 tons and 194,531 flights behind them, the airlift boys kept them flying today.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC — WorldPride DC 2025 is here, and so are the massive crowds for this weekend’s parade, block parties, and concerts — drivers, residents, and visitors should prepare ...

Around 200 people jumped into the slow-moving, greenish water Tuesday to show that it's not only clean enough, but also lots of fun to splash and swim in the Mitte neighborhood along the world-famous ...

BRUSSELS — The European Union says there are "indications" that Israel's actions in Gaza are violating human rights obligations in the agreement governing its ties with the EU — but the bloc ...

A section of the Berlin Wall, gifted to Hudson County more than 15 years ago, has finally found its permanent home in Secaucus’ Laurel Hill Park. Hudson County Executive Craig Guy unveiled the ...