Dinaw Mengestu's ingenuity and eloquence as a writer are on display in this novel about an Ethiopian American man who returns home only to learn that his father has just died.
The U.S. wants changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency after a Chinese drug scandal. Olympic officials threatened to block Salt Lake City's bid to host the 2034 Games if the U.S. criticism persists.
President Biden will address the nation Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. ET for the first time since dropping out of the race for president and endorsing Vice President Harris.
The final results of a trial for a new HIV preventive strategy are out today. Experts express enthusiasm. But activists at the 2024 AIDS conference in Munich are protesting the likely cost.
The dictators of today aren't united by ideology, writes Anne Applebaum: They operate like companies, focused on preserving their wealth, repressing their people and maintaining power at all costs.
A recent crop of human cases at a chicken farm highlight the risks of the ongoing outbreak. Here's what scientists fear could happen next in the evolution of the virus.
Gauff, 20, is the first tennis player to serve as a U.S. flag bearer at an Olympic Games. At Friday's opening ceremony, she will carry the flag alongside basketball great LeBron James.
Families of hostages still being held in Gaza are hopeful Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will announce a cease-fire deal that would bring the hostages home during his address to Congress Wednesday.
Olympic surfing events are taking place in Teahupo’o, a small village nearly 9,800 miles from the host city of Paris. The path to Tahiti has been years in the making, and not without controversy.
The verdict is in, and the ending is a dud: Rather than wriggling out of the original story’s sexism, the Apple TV+ series just makes the same mistakes in a new way.
The host cities were elected just ahead of the start of the Paris Summer Games this week. The vote comes as finding host cities for the Winter Games has grown more challenging.
It has long been understood that photosynthesis creates oxygen, but researchers believe they've found oxygen being created in parts of the ocean with no light.
The number of "unjust detentions" fell 42% over the last two years, according to the nonprofit Foley Foundation. Despite the progress, nations like Russia continue to pose major risks for U.S. travelers.