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The monkeypox outbreak may be slowing in the U.S., but health officials urge caution

Rates of new cases are declining in major cities, suggesting public health campaigns are working. But the spread

Scientists are questioning the evidence about an alleged attack on diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.

Doubts Rise About Evidence That U.S. Diplomats In Cuba Were Attacked

Nearly two years after the U.S. said diplomats in Cuba had been injured in a series of "health attacks," many scientists say there's still no proof anyone was injured.

Why the medical community is thrilled by U.S. support for a 'breakthrough' HIV drug

Lenacapavir has the potential to end the HIV epidemic, researchers say. The Trump administration says backing this kind of effort will be a model for how it does global health work in the future.

Ohio U.S. Senators Oppose Federal Budget Cuts to the Great Lakes Funds

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sifting through President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, which has gotten a lot of heat from Democrats. There’s one issue…

The headless, reclining sculpture of the river god Ilissos is on display at the State Hermitage Museum as part of its 250th anniversary celebration in St. Petersburg in December. The sculpture, taken from the Parthenon in Athens 200 years ago, was on loan to Russia from the British Museum.

Greece Says It Won't Take U.K. To Court For Return Of Elgin Marbles

Athens says taking the matter to the International Criminal Court would take too long and the outcome would be uncertain. Instead he says Greece will use diplomatic channels for their return.

Mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.

Columbus And Local Governments Join Lawsuit Against U.S. Postal Service Changes

Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein is joining 32 local and tribal governments opposing recent changes at the U.S. Postal Service.Columbus has signed on to…

In this November 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio.

U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Ohio Death Penalty Law

The U.S. Supreme Court says it won’t hear a challenge to Ohio’s death penalty law in a case involving a convicted murderer and rapist from Marion.The…

A cell block at the now-closed Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, a facility notorious for photos released in 2004 showing U.S. soldiers torturing and humiliating inmates.

Judge Rules U.S. Must Release Photos Of Prisoner Abuse In Iraq, Afghanistan

The ACLU has fought for years for the release of photos documenting abuse in prisons like Abu Ghraib. The government argues releasing the photos would pose a threat to American military.

U.S. airstrikes early Friday targeted an ISIS training camp near Sabratha, Libya, less than 50 miles west of Tripoli.

U.S. Airstrike Targets ISIS Operative In Libya, Reportedly Killing At Least 40

Intelligence analysts are now trying to confirm whether their main target, Noureddine Chouchane, is among the dead. The senior operative is blamed for deadly terrorist attacks in Tunisia.

Ginny Thrasher (center) of the U.S. holds her gold medal for the women's 10-meter air rifle competition, the first gold awarded at the Rio Games. China's Du Li (left) won the silver and Yi Siling, also of China, won the bronze on Saturday.

U.S. Teenager Ginny Thrasher Wins The First Gold In Rio, In Air Rifle

Thrasher, 19, topped a field of 50 in the 10-meter air rifle competition on Saturday, winning the first of more than 300 medals that will be awarded at the Summer Olympics.

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