President Trump said "numerous perfect strikes" had hit Islamic State militants in the West African nation of Nigeria.

On Dec. 22, 2025, the U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory for Belarus, keeping it a Level 4, the highest level, warning travelers not to go to the country due to unrest and security ...

American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers ...

Nigeria's government has said armed groups target both Muslims and Christians, and U.S. claims that Christians face ...

Mora Namdar was appointed on December 18 before the Senate adjourned for the holidays. She now leads the Bureau of Consular ...

The United States is a diverse country where every state has its own culture, history, and quirks — and some of those quirks are actually quite bizarre. That said, here's one weird, obscure, or ...

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes erasing the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the countries and alleviating the need for tariffs he’s ...

The U.S. State Department has upped its travel advisory for Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean island off the northeast coast of Venezuela, due to a state of emergency. The State Department issued a ...

Every US state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many state capitols are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others are more unique. Maryland's State House is the oldest ...

New York is the fastest shrinking state in the U.S., according to the latest Census data. However, population declines have not been even across the state. Between 2020 and 2023, 80 percent of the ...