Facebook reported strong profits on Wednesday but also revealed it is setting aside $3 billion to pay a penalty to regulators for violating users’ privacy.

In the 16th century, Hernando Colón assembled one of the greatest print-media collections the world had ever known. For centuries, its reference book was missing — until it turned up in Denmark.

Los Angeles has a large and growing homeless population. A program called rapid rehousing gets people into homes quickly. But it isn’t a long-term fix to the region’s larger housing crisis.

The first-ever She The People forum is organized around questions from female voters of color, with 2020 presidential candidates being reminded what a big role they play in the Democratic Party.

Are players just pretending to be so certain the ball is out on their opponent? Or could there be a difference in how they experience the event that has them pointing a finger at the other player?

State Rep. Andy McKean says that the Republican Party has changed and that he no longer wants to be a member. He was first elected to the legislature in 1978.

Scientists have found a way to transform electrical signals in the brain into intelligible speech. The advance may help people paralyzed by a stroke or disease, but the technology is experimental.

The reatiler is betting that easy returns will drive foot traffic to its stores. Shares of Kohl’s stock spiked with the news.

A controversial proposal would have limited the ability of streaming services to compete for Oscars. But after a dust-up that even included the Justice Department, the academy decided against it.

The aircraft manufacturer said its profits fell 13 percent in the first quarter as it works through “this challenging time.” Boeing said the 737 Max crisis has cost it $1 billion so far.

The summit in Vladivostok marks Kim Jong Un’s first trip to Russia and first meeting with the Russian leader. The Kremlin said they would discuss denuclearization.

More than 100 shipping containers had been declared to hold recyclable plastic scraps. But when they arrived in Manila, officials found household trash, including adult diapers.

The Trump administration can cause Iran severe pain, but it cannot trigger the collapse of the regime, argue Aaron David Miller of the Wilson Center and Richard Sokolsky of the Carnegie Endowment.

For decades, Quindlen has been channeling Baby Boomers’ concerns, from motherhood and life-work balance to aging and downsizing. Her new book comes with a stern warning: Grandparents, know thy place.

The picture emerging of the perpetrators of Sunday’s attacks that killed more than 350 people is one of relative privilege. The country’s defense minister says one bomber had studied in the U.K.

Some food pantries are benefiting from home chicken keepers’ desire to keep collecting the birds as pets, which results in more eggs than they can handle. But sometimes it can be hard to find takers.

A component responsible for detecting a crash and deploying air bags has been malfunctioning due to electrical interference, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says.

Bloch, along with his brother Richard, started the business as the IRS was phasing out its free tax prep service. They changed the “h” in their last name to a “k” so it would be easier to pronounce.

A DEA official said the indictments are meant to send “shock waves” through the pharmaceutical industry to remind it of its responsibility to help control prescription medications.

It took more than 30 years to develop. The hope is it will eventually save tens of thousands of lives each year. But there are a few issues.

The amendments, which were approved by nearly 90% of voters, further entrench the power of the military and extend the power of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

Mourners and religious leaders gathered to say goodbye to more than 300 people who died in a string of bombings on Sunday at churches and hotels. Among the dead are 45 children.

Officials have been altering names to become more Hinducentric. “It is very dangerous for national integrity and unity,” says a historian. The changes accelerated ahead of this year’s elections.

A trail of internal emails, memos and other court filings show how the Trump administration pushed to get a citizenship question on the 2020 census despite warnings of how it may undermine the count.

The new governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has issued a territory-wide mental health state of emergency, after two hurricanes in 2017 caused widespread trauma and stress among islanders.

In her new book, Cribsheet, economist Emily Oster offers a lifeline to parents overwhelmed by contradictory parenting guidance. She offers a data-driven, and common-sense, approach to raising a baby.

If Melinda Gates had fully owned her goal — writing a book that would strengthen some readers’ abortion-rights convictions and open others’ minds — she would have called for greater advocacy.

The 82-year-old British actor is currently playing Shakespeare’s famed tragic figure on Broadway. “Doors have opened for women that were firmly locked many decades ago,” she says.

Rescuers continue to search for survivors of Monday’s quake, which trapped people in a collapsed supermarket in Pampanga province and caused panicked office workers to flee buildings in Manila.

Following the release of the Mueller report, a number of the 2020 Democratic candidates, like their colleagues in Congress, are debating how to hold President Trump accountable for his actions.

Many young people participate in the rental economy. They own less stuff than their parents’ generation, and they rent or share a lot more. For some it’s a choice; for others, a necessity.

Physically marking a tire without a warrant is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled. The amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.

When Dolores O’Riordan died in 2018, she left behind vocal tracks of what was intended to be The Cranberries’ new album. Now, remaining band members have completed the album in her memory.