What makes a state free? New Hampshire seems to be figuring it out.

When the Taliban overran Nawabad village in central Afghanistan, lessons carried on at the local girls' secondary school -- in stark contrast to most of the country where older girls have been barred from secondary education. The school has remained open...

New restrictions are showing up across the world as authorities try to stem the spread of the omicron strain of Covid-19. France shut nightclubs for four weeks, New York City called for a private sector vaccine mandate and the Chinese port city of Ningbo...

The Opera House said that the dogs "greatly improve the experience of our visitors."

The US and its European allies urge Moscow to de-escalate, amid fears it could invade Ukraine.