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Menstruation is a taboo subject in China, but women are fighting the stigma with open discussion and campaigns for better access to period products.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - At the U.S. Naval Academy, where the names of the nation's military heroes adorn many buildings, two structures honor the memory of…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Democrats are calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to fund Planned Parenthood in his next budget proposal.Lawmakers sent a letter…

Three years ago, much of the Northeast and parts of the Midwest went dark. At the time, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson described the United States as a First World country with a Third World power grid. What's changed since then?

The team found a single pink rose in bloom at a former Japanese American internment camp. It's blossoming on an 80-year-old rose bush at Amache National Historic Site.

The search and rescue continues after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Looting is rampant; New Orleans tries to stem its flooding; and the thousands living in the Superdome begin the move to the Houston Astrodome.

Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, who grew up in Montreal and called Canada home for his whole life, has died at the age of 82. He led the Oscar Peterson Trio for much of the 1950s and collaborated with jazz luminaries Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Milt Jackson and others.

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Supreme Court will not rehear a challenge to the city of Danville's decision to remove the Confederate flag from a…

From jazzy a cappella to accordion, artists are reinventing Bach's music in creative new ways. Critic Tom Manoff spotlights some of his favorites.

One of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world is not an Arab or Muslim country. It's not even in the Middle East. Polls show Ireland has some of the highest support for the Palestinians.