A young Barack Obama questioned his place in the world and his racial identity, agonized over whether he'd make enough money as a community organizer, and lamented his incompatibility with his ex-girlfriend in 30 pages of letters he wrote to her that are now being archived by Emory University in Atlanta
Michael Jordan is showing he still has the ability to score big – even though he hasn’t played in nearly 15 years.
The 10-story building may look like a hotel, but it is thought to be the world’s biggest large-scale house-share, offering modest rooms and upscale services for hundreds of young adults caught in London’s housing crisis.
Not everyone is celebrating the return of the wild turkeys. After being wiped out from New England in the 1800s, the birds have stormed back in what’s considered a major success story for wildlife restoration.
The sloping vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes region known for producing golden-hued rieslings and chardonnays also are offering a splash of orange wine.
Beauty pageants may conjure up images of young women in bikinis, but in Atlantic City a roomful of sequined grandmothers and great-grandmothers are putting...
At first glance all is as normal in the town of Hasankeyf, where the Romans, Byzantines, Turkic tribes and Ottomans have left their mark in over 10,000 years...
With strong yet delicate hands, Daniel Alfonso Garrido masterfully handles fragile threads of gold to craft fine jewelry, perpetuating an old Arabic art...
Haruta Saito, a young Japanese amputee who dreams of becoming a Paralympian, remembers strapping on a prosthetic "running blade" for the first time.
When the sniper’s bullet shattered Paola Bautista’s arm, her sister and a stranger in the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival got her to cover. Then they...
Two towering cliffs, thick with trees and shrubbery that clamber up the steep vertical limestone, frame a valley below, forming a gateway from the outskirts...
Abdullah Hitti, his eyes half-closed, took a bite of a piece of bread spread with zaatar mixture for him by Fady Aziz.
Two American astronauts floated outside the International Space Station Friday for the third spacewalk this month aimed at repairing the orbiting outpost's...
Ordinary young Chinese may not have paid close attention to Xi Jinping's 3 ½-hour speech this week, but they're happy to "applaud" the president in the newest...
An exotic island paradise in French Polynesia bought by Marlon Brando in the ’60s is using its Hollywood image to tackle environmental issues – with a little...
Chronic overcrowding in some of Europe’s beloved tourism hotspots is fueling an angry backlash, from polite protest to “Go Home” graffiti and even physical...
Being price-conscious and practical may have its merits, but sometimes you need something that’s more than just a way to get from point A to point B –...
It may be the age of the compact crossover, but sometimes you want an SUV that’s not too big and not to small, but just right.
The computer that stunned humanity by beating the best mortal players at a strategy board game that requires “intuition” has become even smarter, its makers...
Scientists at Japan’s space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and...
Asterix, the indomitable pint-sized Gaul forever outfoxing the Romans, returns for his 37th comic adventure Thursday, this time battling his way across Italy...
A duo of French scientists said Wednesday they may have found a physiological, and seemingly treatable, cause for dyslexia hidden in tiny light-receptor cells...
It was a faint signal, but it told of one of the most violent acts in the universe, and it would soon reveal secrets of the cosmos, including how gold was...
Thrilled physicists and astronomers announced Monday the first-ever observation of the merger of two neutron stars, one of the most spectacular and violent...
Women in the Middle East now outnumber men in universities but this isn’t translating into jobs – curbing the benefits of the “demographic dividend” that...
Australia and France kick off a fresh push Monday to create a vast marine sanctuary in pristine East Antarctica, hoping to build on the success of landmark...
The queue outside Lisbon’s first Syrian restaurant on its opening day showed an appetite not just for Syrian food but for integration in one of the few...
Regulators and program-makers are at odds over whether small children should be banned from watching television or using tablets and smartphones.
The people of Pakistani Kashmir are sitting on a treasure trove: Millions of rubies, worth up to half a $1 billion, are lying beneath them.
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. signed its first female performer from the Arab world Sunday, smashing cultural taboos as the U.S.-based pageant seeks to...
It is 5 p.m., otherwise known as rush hour in Manhattan. Julia Lyons, 31, finishes work and heads straight for her daily dose of peace and quiet – half an...
A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly...
Marcie Rogo didn’t see herself as a matchmaker when she started a website to help lonely over-50s find companionship, after watching residents in the nursing...
Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea ice forcing their parents to forage further for food in what...
"The Pink Raj", an intense pink diamond described by experts as the world's largest, is expected to fetch up to $30 million when it is auctioned in Geneva...
Vera Wang’s latest bride is feeling a touch of baroque romance and Naeem Khan’s is ready for a Studio 54 after-party.
They may not be able to leave Gaza without Israeli or Egyptian permission, but their photos can.
When President Xi Jinping last came to central China's Lankao county, it was famous for two things: poverty and the government official who reputedly died...
Glistening with sweat, Satoko Yamanouchi's biceps ripple and the veins in her neck throb as if about to pop as she strikes a fearsome pose at the Japan...