Thirty-three states have introduced more than 100 bills that aim to curb the rights of transgender people across the country, with advocacy groups calling 2021 a record-breaking year for such legislation. Many of these bills are rapidly making their way...

The Biden administration will also expel 10 Russian personnel, amid an array of sanctions on Russian individuals, companies and the nation’s sovereign wealth.

A top leader of the anti-coup protest movement in Myanmar was arrested by security forces Thursday as he led a procession. Win Zaw Khiang, a member of a protest organizing group, confirmed that Wai Moe Naing was arrested. Khiang posted a video on his...

Citing rotten food, separating young cubs from their mothers, missing animals, and fraud, court cases aim to end the most exploitive practices.

Now comes the hard part: Getting buy-in from enough lawmakers

BERLIN (AP) — Germany saw a drop in reported crime last year, partly due to pandemic restrictions that kept people indoors, although there was a rise in child abuse, domestic violence and cybercrime. The country's top security official, Horst Seehofer,...