Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.

BANGKOK (AP) — Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel were released Thursday. They were among 31 Thais taken by the militant group, of whom 23 have ...

Immigration agents detained an 18-year-old from Lynn, Massachusetts, despite her being in the country legally, her former attorney said. A teenage asylum applicant from Massachusetts is being held ...

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas announced Friday that it would release four female soldiers held hostage for 15 months in Gaza, as part of an exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners laid out ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels for more than a year have finally been released. A total of 17 Filipino seafarers, part of the 25-member crew of the M ...

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington on Tuesday. (Will Oliver/EPA-EFE ...

Hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher, who were released from Hamas custody on Sunday, reported that they had been held in a U.N. refugee camp at some point during their ...

The reverend at the National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration called on President Trump to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families in her sermon Tuesday. Bishop ...

Dianne de Guzman is the regional editor for Eater's Northern California/Pacific Northwest sites, writing about restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups for the San Francisco Bay ...