In both population and industry, Big Lake has grown over the years. The city in Sherburne County had about 2,200 residents in 1980. By 2020, its population rose to 11,700. In between, a major employer ...

I feel like I meet Jesus in those people that I meet on the street every day," said Luz Eugenia Alvarez, R.S.M.

China adopted a sweeping law Thursday to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode ...

Iranian-American scholar Vali Nasr says Tehran believes time is on its side, and that a prolonged conflict can alter Washington’s calculus and strengthen nationalism at home.

The highest ranking U.S. commander in Europe told Congress what has been obvious for decades—that bombing civilians is an ...

The estimated life expectancy at birth for Philadelphia was 75 years in 2023, according to data released by the City Health Dashboard.

Forty-year-old Moisés Pérez Padrón, who has lived in Cuba his whole life, says he’s never seen a worse crisis than the one ...

About 1,500 more people moved out of Rhode Island than into the state between July 2024 and July 2025, according to the U.S.

A Christmas Eve drive in southwest Missouri was the last time two Guatemalan men living in Branson were free from the grasp of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That morning, cars streamed down ...

Continued planning for west-east rail development, a commitment to stable Chapter 90 road funding for cities and towns, and money for improvements to unpaved roads and undersized culverts are among ...

The Western US is at the epicenter of America’s affordable rental housing crunch, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.