The idea that the Middle East is becoming more liberal may sound counterintuitive. Nearly 50 years ago, a revolution in Iran dismantled the country’s secular order and ushered in an absolutist ...

A Brooklyn jury is deliberating the fate of a New York woman who says she was tricked by her father into traveling to Syria and never underwent the weapons training with the Islamic State group that s ...

Winnacunnet volleyball team comes back to defeat Nashua North. See Monday's high school scores and top performers here. Vote for the Cape Cod and Islands girls soccer player of the week. See the top ...

Valor Prep is a small charter school with a big reputation in TSSAA volleyball. The Lady Wildcats won their third straight state title on Oct. 23. Vote for the Cape Cod and Islands high school girls ...

Forced to decide whether a 10-year-old girl's father or her half-brother should be granted custody in the wake of her mother's death, Manhattan Family Court Judge Lori S. Sattler has decided that ...

More women are taking up training and recruiting positions in the Islamic State group and other militant organizations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pennsylvania State Capitol An internet safety bill named after a Pittsburgh-area resident is moving forward in the Pennsylvania ...

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has called for Israel to withdraw from internationally-recognised Syrian territory in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, saying Israel’s actions ...

New York: Some of the loudest cheers for Sen. Ted Cruz at the Republicans' recent midterm convention in Dallas came after the Texas politician targeted Muslim Americans and their faith's religious ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may limit women's and girls' sports teams to biological females under Title IX and the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause, finding that separate ...

Ahmad Joudeh is a ballet dancer of unusual grace and grit. He was born stateless in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. He has traveled far on the power of his dreams and the elegance of ...