Israel bombed the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, saying it targeted the Syrian military headquarters and the area near the presidential palace to protect the Druze religious minority in Syria.

The Senate debates the clawing back of previously approved funding for foreign aid and public media — as Democratic lawmakers object. A final vote in the Senate is expected by Thursday.

The British government hid a billion dollar plan to rescue Afghans who assisted its troops after a data leak compromised exposed them to Taliban retaliation.

Improv comedy classes are part of the training medical residents at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic receive. It's an effort to help doctors learn early how to improve relationships with patients.

Under a legacy of the war on drugs, some states still ban people with drug convictions from getting government food assistance. Nebraska lawmakers tried to do away with their ban and just fell short.

A senior State Department official faced tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he defended sweeping layoffs and the dismantling of the U.S.'s lead foreign aid agency.

President Trump boasted this week that his tariffs are raising "a fortune" for the U.S. government. Tariffs could also raise prices for the back-to-school and Christmas shopping seasons.

An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare ...

President Trump said it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Jerome Powell, but also said he discussed the idea with ...

A bipartisan Congress has come to the rescue of vets at risk of losing their homes, after administrations from both parties ...

As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill to rescind $40 billion in promised foreign aid, critics of the measure say a thorough governmental review of targeted programs did not actually take place.