The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas. While usually not as bright as ...

The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and ... Progress in reducing global poverty has essentially halted: by 2030, nearly 7 percent of the world's ...

Although I had never sailed before, I did not think twice before I shoved off on my own. On my first effort, with the wind at ...