Viktor Pinkhasov can’t stop smiling. He has just managed to escape Ukraine after hiking alone for five days across the Carpathian Mountains.

It’s common to be told that filler words are bad, whether you’re in an in-person interview or chatting online, but avoiding them outright can worsen communication.

It started with the cutest little desserts: chocolate acorns with nut-covered caps that popped up in my search for Thanksgiving cookies on Pinterest, a site I visit for inspiration and some ...

Seventy-five years ago, Sohn Yang-young was born aboard the SS Meredith Victory which carried more than 14,000 North Korean war refugees to safety in South Korea. His birth on Christmas Day 1950 was ...

Mahendra Patel sat inside a Georgia jail asking himself how could what he perceived to be an innocent exchange between two strangers at Walmart store turn into felony charges for him.

And humans do seem to enjoy this. Morgan Stanley estimates the pet grooming industry will grow over 7% annually through 2030, potentially outpacing the growth of beauty products for people (5% ...

Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies and American action ...

A lucky Powerball ticket holder in Arkansas has won an estimated $1.8 billion jackpot, the second largest in US lottery history, after matching all six numbers in Monday’s drawing.

Christmas celebrations have returned to the birthplace of Jesus after a two-year hiatus, but the joy remains overshadowed by another turbulent year for Palestinians living under Israeli-occupation in ...

Chinese pronouns are largely split between female and male – prompting LGBTQ activists to invent their own gender-neutral pronoun. That movement just took a big step forward.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he’d ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, who he has accused of persecuting Christians in the country.

Flexible hours, being your own boss, fresh air and views of Notre Dame — it’s a job with a lot going for it. Paris’ bouquinistes have been a fixture along the banks of the Seine for some 500 years and ...