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At age 71, Rebecca Nurse became the oldest woman killed at the Salem witch trials of 1692 and 1693.

For a long time, the Catholic Church rejected scientific findings that conflicted with its doctrine, even persecuting Galileo. Now the Vatican looks to promote its observatory as a bridge to science.

The FBI managed to put a new encrypted device into drug smugglers' hands — and it became a hit. Authorities worldwide have now made more than 800 arrests and seized tons of cocaine and cannabis.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: When Five Fingers Isn't Enough; Mile High Matrimony and Down and Dirty Victory.

For months, Republicans have cast doubt on the 2020 presidential election. Now GOP candidates for Virginia governor take issue with their own party-run nominating convention.

Some immigrant groups are closing the ethnic gap on COVID-19 shots. For many Kurdish Americans, their fears about vaccination are entangled with their experiences in refugee camps after fleeing Iraq.

Twitter is turning to its users to help find and flag misinformation with a new pilot program called Birdwatch, combining crowdsourcing and consensus.

Understanding the root of the conflict can be difficult with so many vested interests and a long, complicated history.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet with President Biden on Friday. He sees this year as representing "the last opportunity to move from an incomplete peace toward one that is irreversible."

Days of airstrikes have left thousands of Gazans homeless and grieving.