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Geopolitical tensions have spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition. This year's edition is chaotic and contested, with no Golden Lions awarded after the jury quit in protest of Israel's and Russia's participation.

Dozens of urban artists from 17 countries have converged on one of Europe's most important industrial landmarks for a show that takes advantage of the former ironworks' sprawling spaces and aura of abandonment.

Despite the dire situation in Gaza, a few surfers find joy riding the waves. Tahseen Abu Assi, a surfer in Gaza City, says only a few people still surf due to a shortage of boards and repair materials.

A note that a former cellmate says he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein's first suspected jail suicide attempt was liked penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in the millionaire sex offender's cell after he killed himself three .. ...

Katy Perry will perform at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on June 12 before the first World Cup game in the United States.

A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has sparked fear among Spanish passengers, not from illness, but from potential stigma upon returning home.

ABC is accusing the Trump administration of trying to chill free speech and hinder open political discussion.

BERLÍN (AP) -- La policía en Alemania entró el viernes en un banco de una pequeña localidad alemana y rescató a dos personas de una habitación cerrada con llave, horas después que se reportara una supuesta situación de toma de rehenes.

President Donald Trump's administration is pushing federal land management officials to lift restrictions on hunting and trapping in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas.

Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Manuel Rocha, a former diplomat who served as a secret agent for Cuba. The U.S.