Medieval toilets were simple, exposed, and dangerous. Waste often dropped directly into streets or water sources. Hygiene was minimal by modern standards. Disease thrived in these conditions. Even ...

Starting cannabis use before the age of 15 may set the stage for future health struggles, according to a new study linking early cannabis use to higher odds of both mental and physical health problems ...

The first leaders of independent African countries were often known as fathers of their nations. Today Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president, is old enough to be the great-great-grandfather of some voters ...

The Department of Energy has told employees to avoid using certain words, including "climate change," "green" and "sustainable," according to an internal email sent to staff and obtained by NPR. The ...

Despite no longer having an official role in the White House during his father-in-law’s second administration, Jared Kushner is increasingly becoming more entrenched in his ties to the Middle East, ...

Third Way, a prominent center-left think tank, is aiming to shape the way Democrats speak to voters as they try to counter President Trump’s agenda, including avoiding words such as “birthing person,” ...

The city has selected six developers to build more than 100 market-rate homes on city-owned lots on the South Side, continuing a program that aims to spur the development of smaller residential ...

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No long-term impact from Middle East turmoil, Dubai Airports CEO says DXB airport passenger traffic rises 2.3% in first half Annual total of 115 million passengers expected at DXB by 2032 Maktoum ...

Cierra Ortega, a contestant on this summer’s season of Love Island USA, abruptly left the villa just one week before the reality television dating show’s finale is set to air on Peacock. Ortega’s ...

President Donald Trump said early Friday that he wasn’t aware that some people view the word “Shylock” as antisemitic after using the term during a rally to decry amoral money lenders. “I’ve never ...