The slang origins of “86” go back to codes used in diners and restaurants as staff shorthand in the 1930s or so, said Jesse Sheidlower, adjunct assistant professor in Columbia University's writing ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has launched a major operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, the defense minister said Saturday, following days of intensive strikes across ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women’s suffrage and America's expanding role in international affairs. Beginning next ...

Special Agent José Irizarry — a former air marshal from Puerto Rico hired by the DEA in 2009 despite failing a polygraph — landed a coveted overseas post in Cartagena, Colombia, in part because he was ...

CANNES, France (AP) — A palm tree fell on a man at the Cannes Film Festival who was walking along the Croisette on Saturday in the seaside French town. Authorities sped through festivalgoers to tend ...

CANNES, France (AP) — Much of the cinema world has descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza holds its 78th edition. This gallery features daily highlights from the ...

NEW BRAUNFELS – East Central senior left fielder Kyana Lipardo ranged left and squeezed Emree Masaad’s liner to seal an 11-7 victory against Buda Johnson on Friday and propel the Hornets to the state ...

Columnist Ruben Navarrette writes that President Trump’s racist refugee policy depends on who’s coming to dinner — people of color or white South Africans.

In-state tuition for non-citizens who have, for the most part, grown up in Texas is an investment that pays itself back.

LONDON (AP) — A fellow musician and friend of Chris Brown has been charged alongside the Grammy-winning singer on allegations they beat and seriously injured a music producer at a London nightclub in ...

The Israeli strikes on May 6 — a rare daytime attack — destroyed the airport’s terminal and left craters on its runway, according to Khaled al-Shaif, the head of the airport. At least six passenger ...

As Texas grapples with how to provide potable water for a growing population, desalination seems an attractive proposition, especially on the Gulf Coast.